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

[Young Werther]

It was 1960 and I had a huge crush on this girl named Maria. Johny Mathis recorded that song and we slowed danced at a record hop at the Downtown Newark YMCA since we were HiY members.

[rawcatslyentist]

Cretin Hop-- the Ramones

[csmusaret]

Taps

[SC33]

I really believe that Skynyrd is one of the best bands of all time.

[TheBigB]

It's just that Skynyrd sucks so much.

Blaspheme, I say : )

[scan58]

You sound like my husband... :-)

[lightman]

Your choices plus the Berlin Mass by Arvo Part.

[Bookmark]

"Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life"

Oh please! What is the matter with the world? Has everyone gone bunker?

[operation clinton cleanup]

Nothing personal, mind you. It's just that Skynyrd sucks so much.

and ewww that smell!

[Leto]

Beetovhen's 9th
Kind of Blue, M Davis

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[VastRWCon]

LOL, my daughter has danced in the Moscow Ballet Nutcracker for the last 6 years I have seen it so many times and know the music by heart... Good one, but not a winner... LOL

[Semi Civil Servant]

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Bach

[formercalifornian]

Yep. Handel's Messiah.

[Mr. Jeeves]

J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concertos. Immensely popular, but for a good reason.

Strand me on a desert island with the complete works of J. S. Bach, Frank Sinatra, Pat Metheny, Yes, and Ozric Tentacles and I'm good. ;)

[Casloy]

Mozart's requiem is definitely right up there. Beethoven's 6th, The Pastoral is still my favorite.

[Reaganesque]

Second the motion! Throw in Boston and Aerosmith (I'm from MA, what can I say?).

[groanup]

It's a tossup between Wildwood Flower and Greensleeves. Now you can pull the thread.

[eleni121]

"My Girl" lead sung by David Ruffin. Smoky Robinson and Ron White co-wrote it.

It's a perfectly composed and written song.

[Izzy Dunne]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed