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Chopin is my favourite composer. I play the piano. Chopin composed exclusively for the piano. Therefore, I exclusively love Chopin.

And Liszt as well.

I personally love Chopin too, even though I'm a Violinist. However, I am going to move this to the Entertainment forum, because even though Music is a wonderful form of art, the Entertainment forum is made for Movies, TV and Music specifically.

I used to play the piano. I was given a Baby Grand Piano when I was 8 by my grandparents.
They bought me lessons it ended up not working out so I tought myself.
By age 10 I was playing Beethoven's 5th and a few other things.
Age 13 I was playing November Rain (from memory).
I lost my piano (due to space and other unfortunate events) when I was 16. I'm hopefully getting a piano back in the year and I cannot wait. I miss playing so much (I'm 23 now).
I know it will take me a bit to get skills back but I am determined. I loved it way too much.
As far as my fav composer....I'd have to say a tie between Beethoven and Vivaldi.
I love Four Seasons with a passion...I listen to it all the time. So ya.

Nice life story. Hope you can get your piano back soon.

*has always wished for a grand* But our upright has served me well for many years.
Chopin is one of my favorites too, and so is Beethoven. They're all good, haha.

Seven years without playing? I can't imagine...! =O But if you had a good foundation in basic skills, which sounds like you do, I don't think it would be too difficult to relearn. Good luck!

i'm told its just like a bike so we'll see will take me a while to get the fingers all flexible again. and thanks mathbits.

A vote for Liszt, Franz was lonely!

I always wished for a grand piano. My dad says that when I get older, and I'm in the musical career, he'll buy me a grand piano and a place just to put it.

Beethoven is good too. But his piano music isn't as good as Chopin.

Yes, I know I'm months too late on this conversation but i'll still add my 2 cents.

When I was about 6 years old, my dad bought a record (think big 12-inch black cd for you young'uns ) called Mozartmania by a guy called Waldo De Los Rios. It was modern interpretations of Mozart's most popular compositions and it HOOKED me on classical! I hunted them down on mp3 not that long ago, and have been expanding ever since. I have to admit that I tend to stick to the "popular" stuff, but I must say I have an impressive collection now.... It grew to the point that I have to have a seperate folder for my classical. (Tchaikovsky doesn't go well next to Tool)

I need to do a better job with my classical collection on the PC. It's quite lacking it's very pathetic.

For some reason Canon by Pachelbel is my favourite. With classical music I'm also more into piano than other instruments, but Vivaldi's Summer, it's so energetic