Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
I really like Beethoven's only opera... forget what it's called now

The Missa Solemnis. Yeah it's amazing aint it, if you get a chance look on the internet for the dialoque. I would send a link but I don't know how interested you would be and I'm at work now. Don't have time to look for it also. But it will give you chills, and really give you inspiration in humanity.

I don't like Hadyn much either, maybe one or two pieces. Handel's "Messiah" is cool though. As some have said Beethhoven's best works IMO are his early piano pieces, his string quartets (some don't know Ludwig has also an accomplished violist), Stuff around the time when he first started going deaf were awesome cause it's so dramatic. Stuff like Hammerklavier.