Classical Top Five

I do like some Wagner quite a lot, but I just can't put him among my favorites. Part of the problem for me is that his stuff just goes on too long.  Eventually, a sameness creeps in.  There's also a pomposity that can rub me the wrong way.  Yeah, I do have my share of Wagner on the shelf. But apart from the Siegfried Idyll and the first side of Die Meistersinger I probably haven't put any Wagner on the stereo this century.

Wagner. One of the greatest composers, and inarguably the most influential since Beethoven. 

Wagner is overrated.

Slightly off-topic, but I picked up Britten and others thanks to KDFC which also does a great job of showcasing diversity in classical music, from modern Women composers to fantastic movie and game scores.