New Classical Fan, Who are some great composers?

[Teo]

This posting is just flat wrong in intent: it's a download not a streaming without revealing that essential fact AND it's in a generally unsupported format. Here's that piece off YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlUBaLH2zY

I would defend myself but I have no idea against what. Rachmanoff got to the states just as the revolution must have devastated much of his past. Eventually he is in Beverly Hills and he was said to be the greatest pianist of his era. My intent was to say that when learning that piece, isn't that what I said Jazzbo? I get feelings of sadness mixed with bliss. Amazing moods all combined, therefore, it makes me think differently of him. I think I was very clear, and the midi format is so universal, small and efficient, for someone to dismiss it, I won't lower myself to say where that puts their suggestions.

Since other formats were mentioned, you can also find (I'm trying to unlink those 4):

Rach2Adagio36.mid 02-Mar-2014 12:11 23K MIDI music sequence
Rach2Adagio36.mp3 11-Jun-2014 21:17 8.5M Compressed audio file
Rach2Adagio36.mus 02-Mar-2014 12:11 112K MakeMusic's Finale file
Rach2Adagio36.pdf

The last (the ".pdf") being a score I rearranged of the adagio section for trio. YouTube is great (ALL HAIL THE GREAT GOOGLE!) but to learn, the Petrucci project (IMSLP dot org I think) gives scores, and often samples - as in I donated my playing El Arreglito (the basis of Carmen's Habanera) so you may find audio as well as sheet music if you are trying to learn the works of the great composers.

The only link I am putting in this reply is the folder where you can find Inside of: http://webpageexperience.com/book3/ (Vincent Trio Scores) Schubert's Ave Maria (Liszt's piano added) and Serenade, Respighi's Bergamasca, Ravel's Bolero, Brahm's 3rd Symphony Andantino, Bizet's Carmen's Habanera, Clara Schuman's Piano Trio, Robert Schumann's Traumeri, Liszt's Opus 1 Don Sanche, Strauss' Fruhlingsstimmen, Kalman's Komm Zigany (Come Gypsy), Mozart's Laudate Dominum and 21st Piano Concerto Adagio, Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto Adagio, Chevalier de Saint Georges' Les Caquets, Sarasate's Romanza Andaluza. Happy practicing! -Teo