David Stewart ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...100 best works.  What I would like to know is, given that the first and
>second 'best' were Bruch Violin Concerto and Rachmaninov 2nd Piano concerto

Oh God!

>respectively, what would a more informed bunch of people vote for?
>
>Anyway, my three were:
>
>1. Bach's Mass in B minor

I'll go along with this.  But choosing just 3? I couldn't decide which
Beetohven *symphony* to choose, let alone decide between those and one
of the piano sonatas or string quartets.

As to Mahler: I'm afraid it has to be 6, Das Lied or 9.

Deryk Barker
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