My favourite classic (somehow) composer is Joaquin Rodrigo. I love spanish guitar, therefore I love Paco de Lucía too. But I have to say, the best composition for guitar is the adaptation of Legend of Asturias of Isaac Albeniz (originally for piano, at the point that Albeniz himself said that the adaptations were played more accurately by gutarists)

I like Rimsky-Korsakov too. Flight of the Bumblebee is beautiful. It's made to test the skills of the musicians.

I like also Georges Bizet. L'Arlessiene and Carmen are just masterpieces. You'll reconsider dancing with a horse when you listen Carmen

Haha, this is a easy one. John williams, best ever. Do you people know who he is?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works are simply sublime. If you watch the movie "Amadeus" you'll see why. ^_^

I will sum him up like this: he was a musical prodigy with exceptional talent, yet vulgar and psychologically troubled. People at first glance during his days would gasp at his outrageous behavior but acknowledge the skill which he used to construct his pieces. Though he composed an opera at 12, it was only half-complete. I believe it was at the age of 25 that he really began to shine as a star in Vienna, "The City of Musicians". Unfortunately he died in a relatively short amount of time. How? Well, you'll just have to see for yourselves...

My favorite works from him is Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, Don Giovanni (both forms, unless there's more to it than what I've originally heard), The Magic Flute, and the fifteen-minute long Requiem Mass.

If you like Pyotor Tchaikovsky's style you'll notice it was obviously influenced by other Western composers. My favorite from him is the various versions of the 1812 Overture. It reminds me of the days of old during the Crimean War when columns of British cavalrymen equipped with swords that would cut swathes through enemy lines despite the heavy opposition that they faced. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies and the Nutcracker Suite are also my favorites from him.

Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King has been used in Rat Race, and I've always noted it as something that worked well in many comedic pieces. Bender would probably be screaming doom when he played it on loudspeakers. ^_^

Miroku4444

Haha, this is a easy one. John williams, best ever. Do you people know who he is?

Composer for the Star Wars soundtracks and many others.

MrSandman

Composer for the Star Wars soundtracks and many others.

Didn't he also compose the music for the Indiana Jones movies?

And for me, some of my favorite composers are:

-Vivaldi: I simply can't get tired after listening to his "4 Stations" symphony. It's wonderful and calm. My favorite station is "the Winter".

-Bach: This man should have had a really disturbed mind. Listening to "Dies Irae" made me think that a lot of times. Those were the most terrifying 30 minutes (or 20? I don't remember) I've had.

Adagio for guitar of Vivaldi is the simplest most beautiful composition for guitar. Grieg is also great with the multiporposed Hall of the Mountain King

Anthing Chopin makes me really comfy and cozy, so I like him the best.

As for more modern/semi-classics, I like Yiruma (does anyone know him?).

I listen to a lot of modern/semi-classics, but I don't have a favorite yet (maybe except Yiruma)!

I think i like all of them equally. I think i like different songs more than others but as far as the composers... all are equal to me.

~Natsumi Lam~

Blah.. I was an LotR geek for a good deal of my preteenhood so ya. I'll go with Howard Shore for one. I like lots Tchaikovsky too. I found some old cassettes and LPs in my basement so I started listening to them.

Oh, and does Yoko Kanno count? I love her music too. The instrumental stuff and the stuff with vocalists. Not just Bebop either. GITS:SAC, Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Earth Girl Arjuna, Escaflowne, etc., and most of her collabs with Maaya Sakamoto (but those aren't insturmental). um...ya.

Casin

blah.. I was an LotR geek for a good deal of my preteenhood so ya. I'll go with Howard Shore for one. I like lots Tchaikovsky too. I found some old cassettes and LPs in my basement so I started listening to them.

Oh, and does Yoko Kanno count? I love her music too. The instrumental stuff and the stuff with vocalists. Not just Bebop either. GITS:SAC, Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Earth Girl Arjuna, Escaflowne, etc., and most of her collabs with Maaya Sakamoto (but those aren't insturmental). um...ya.

I thinking about Yoko Kanno as well, she is my number one favorite. I love her work. Although I love the Spanish guitar, I don't know any composers T-T (maybe Carlos Santana? I love his music).

I really like Hadyn. He just so awesome and his style is so distinct. You can always tell what his music is becuase it is just AAAAAHHHHh so goood.

Rossini, hands down :)

kyosuke

Didn't he also compose the music for the Indiana Jones movies?

Yepp.
He's my favourite as well. But I also like Yoko Kanno and Tschaikowsky.

Leoncanvallo, anyone?
Pagliacci still brings tears to my heart. Everytime I listen to it, I wanna tell the clown: "Don't cry man, I'm your friend!"

Personally, I find Chopin to the be the most fun to play, so I guess he's my favorite. I hate playing Bach/Handel/Baroque music in general, but I adore listening to the clean crispness of it all.