FE lets Divinity kill Maestro, Eccezan makes Ambrotos post

[nichomachean]

Beethoven can indeed do no wrong.

Nor can Schubert, as far as I am concerned. His composition of lieder is far away and the best, though Mahler could have given him a run for his money, and Strauss has some beautiful works as well.

I think the only Schubert piece I find slightly contrived and boring is his unfinished symphony, but you know, it's probably one of his most famous non-chamber work.

I am hijacking the discussion further; German vs. all other European schools of music. Aside from Chopin, and some Debussy, most French music does not move me the same way Germanic compositions tend to. English works tend to end up boring. Italians have a varied history, and Italian opera stands out.

Russians just kick ass at romanticism and gritty, visceral music. I love Rachmaninov, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky (though he's half French :P), Shostakovich...nothing better than Russian classical music if you need mood music.

Getting back to Beethoven, his "Funeral March" sonata (Opus 26 in A-flat major) is another of my favorites. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]