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-PICK ONLY ONE-

What is your favorite suite from all time.

I almost said the Planets, but honestly, it's a good piece, but all but a few movements rather bore me. :blush:

I'm going to have to say Third Suite by Robert Jager (I do believe)

It is composed of a inticing march, a warped waltz, and the most memsmorizing rondo. It's only three movements, but I do enjoy it. It lacks an overall vivid concept, but you reconsider when you hear the pieces in succession.

There's plenty of suites by many classical and contemporary composers, and I would like to see others opinions and maybe I can change mine..!

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Vincent Persichetti: Divertimento for band.

Despite the title, it's basically a suite.

I've loved this piece ever since the first time I heard it, played live, over 20 years ago.

Unless you mean "suite drawn from...", and then I can honestly say that I prefer hearing a complete work rather than the "excerpt" best-of suite.

However, falling into that category is the Scythian Suite of Prokoviev, and the only reason I like it "rather than the original"... is that the original complete ballet hasn't been recorded yet (to the best of my knowledge).

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The Planets is truly an amazing work (I'm sure we all agree there), but it's not my favorite. I'm not sure I can pick just one, so I'll stick with Holst's St. Paul's Suite and Rachmaninoff's Suite No.2 for two pianos.

While the St. Paul's Suite is not nearly as substantial as The Planets, The Firebird, or other major contributions, the piece is just very interesting, and not to mention, fun as hell to listen to! If any of you can listen to the Jig and resist the temptation to River dance, I'd be shocked. :P

The Rachmaninoff is a very complex and technically demanding piece. It's got all of Rach's little nuances, and a great Romance to compliment a bombastic tarantella that follows. Truly my favorite suite for the instrument.

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Kenny Wheeler's 'Sweet Time Suite'

Kenny Wheeler, one of the most influential and individual voices in modern jazz composition. A living legend, and one of my favorite composers....a genius and master of the extended form....

Even you anti-jazz guys will dig this....Movement I (Opening) is likely the most beautiful piece of music ever composed. ....

Too bad the clips are so short...let me know if you want to hear more. Any of you London/UK folks would do well to seek him out - he's also a major innovator of modern trumpet/flugelhorn playing...

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