It was difficult for me not to choose the Classical Period, since Mozart is my favorite composer, and Beethoven is somewhere in the top five.

But I've recently been flooding my ears with Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann and Tchaikovsky, so as a period, I have to go with Romantic.

My second choice is 20th Century. I've been amazed by my recent discoveries of Bartok, Mahler and Shostakovich, and have loved Copland and Sibelius for many years now.

After you vote, would you mind posting and telling me your favorite period(s)? I'm very interested in who likes what period, and why.