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Classical Composers Tier List

Ranking classical composers by legacy and influence.

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The crowd's ranking

S: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven

A: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

B: Frederic Chopin, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy

C: Richard Wagner, George Friedrich Handel

D: Antonio Vivaldi

Discussion

silent_noodle: Basic answer but Beethoven. Symphonies 3 and 9 and the late quartets, opus 131 especially.

penguinenjoyer38: No Rachmaninoff??

cactusmain: Best of all time? Bach. Favorite? Chopin.

throwaway17980: Vivaldi in D just because the Four Seasons is in every hold music queue ever lol

SilentSandwich5702: Wagner in C is disrespectful for the Ring alone. I'd go A.

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