What Is the Greatest Musical Work of All Time?

3/1/2006 | Reaganesque

[Reaganesque]

I was sitting here tonight listening to Mozart's Requiem and I got to thinking: what do I consider to be the best work of music ever? For my part, Mozart's work really does the trick for me when I need to be re-energized. Therefore, I believe that his Requiem is the greatest work of all time. There just isn't another work that is as powerful and passionate. When the chorus sings the final "Amen" at the end of "Lacrimosa" I get the feeling that he knew it was the last thing he would ever write. It gives me chills at times.

Other favorites are:

Handel's Messiah

The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky

[Northeastern_Realist]

And I'm only partially kidding.

[GOPJ]

Gershwin - Summertime

Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high

Your daddy's rich And your mamma's good lookin' So hush little baby Don't you cry...

Gustav Holst: The Planets

[im4eagles]

Interesting that Beethoven has three and Mozat only one

Guess I need to learn how to count again. Beethoven has four while Mozart a lonely but lovely one.

[cibco]

I am partial to "Emerson, Lake and Palmer. They combine the old with new and add poetry with their music.

[JustaCowgirl]

I once heard Tom Petty referred to as "the butt-ugliest man in rock and roll." ;-)

Uglier than Roy Orbison? Yikes.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Hayden! Bach! Rosini! Mozart! Beethoven!
I've got 'em all but the best is,
The ONE!
The ONLY!

BOB WILLS and THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS!

[JavaTheHutt]

it is very possible that Mozart didn't write all of it.

To quote Arnold, "How do you know this guy killed your friend, Moe Sart?"

[Nik Naym]

Agree with regards to Amazing Grace. It was one of the first to come to my mind upon seeing this thread. For some reason I love it on bagpipes. And I generally can't stand bagpipes.

The other is "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

OK, bring on the flames folks...but I honestly don't find The Star Spangled Banner to be very impressive as music. Of course it gets me every time I hear it just because of what it IS and REPRESENTS but jeez, wasn't it originally an old drinking song or something?

[investigateworld]

"Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor' .... Followed by Electric Light Orchestra's New World Record.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Yah, I love Elvis' "Blue Moon" in that movie and the into song, "Owe My Soul to the Company Store"....always good, no matter what movie they show up in.......

[mugs99]

Boots Randolph is a musical immortal?

He is if you're a sax fan!
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[tlross]

Gin and Juice- Snoop Dogg
Nothin' But a "G" Thang- Dr. Dre

Ano of course anything by the Osmonds.:-)

[mugs99]

Benny Hill has much to atone for.

LOL!!!
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[MistrX]

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Greatest Drum Solo Ever At least that's what I tell my drummer friends. Louis Belson. Skin Deep. Ellington. Uptown. Listen to this. Please. You will be amazed. I promise.

[stop_fascism]

You got that right. If I had to choose, it would be St. John's Passion, with Musical Offering as a close second.

[Gordongekko909]

It's going to be something by Bach. What, specifically, I don't know. But Bach wrote it.

[JasonC]

Requiem and the 9th, in that order.

[wizr]

Arnold singing: "I'll be Bach .... U B Beethoven."

Actually, my all time fave is "Takin' care of (or "uh") Business by BACHman,Turner Overdrive.

[MistrX]

Classical Gas is one of my all time favorites.

[Peace Is Coming]

Handel's Messiah.
I feel it is truly inspired.