Favorite Requiem Mass?

Of the major Classical and Romantic Requiem Masses, who wrote your favorite?

I've declined to go into the 20th/21st centuries, because it's unclear where normal requiems end, and crazy stuff begins. And I know there will be someone determined to berate me for not including every outlandish thing in my poll if I open that can of worms.

Liszt wrote a "Requiem for Unaccompanied Organ" that I'm quite fond of. When it comes to more "conventional" approaches, Dvoř

I don't know all of those, so I can't give a definite answer to that, but I'm in deep love with the Brahms requiem. Maybe it's because it's not all so clich

I like the Brahms one, but in strict terms is isn't a requiem, so I say that Mozart is the best for me.... (that's the only mozart work I like, is the only work that I consider he's not playing games and remains serious)

I absolutely LOVE the Mozart and Verdi Requiems. Especially the Dies Irae and Lacrimosa in the Mozart and the Dies Irae in the Verdi (the bass drum sounds like a cannon in the Verdi Dies Irae and it is AWESOME). I actually downloaded both Dies Iraes from iTunes and compared/contrasted them and decided I love them both.

I'm surprised by how many composers wrote Requiems that I never really knew about... *rushes off to listen to half of the Requiems from the list*

Mine...

Joking...

I voted for Verdi.

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In all honesty, mine is the Rutter. Don't ask me why, it's sentimental.

Mozart: Used on everywhere too much, so it isn't interesting any more.

Dvorak: Very pretty. But only pretty. There are many Requiems more interesting than Dvorak's.

Berlioz: I hate this one. This Requiem is too cold, like Berlioz's other works. I can listen only Fantastic Symphony.

Brahms: A polite Requiem. But I think, it hasn't got energy. These Requiems were written for art, not for church.

Faur