If I had to
pick one favorite it would be Mozart (see Running
with Mozart. His 600 compositions remain standard repertoire after more than 250 years. The list below includes the handful that have been among my favorities. For hundreds of years, people have been talking about them, writing about them, and listening to their great music. They have created the classic classical music -- the yardsticks by
which all others are measured. They are simply the best-- with compositions that are
so riveting that they can't be forgotten.The list of
favorites would be.....