I like intricate counterpoint, especially in Bach's music and would like to get recommendations for further listening. There are already several threads opened that deal with this topic, and reading through them I got to know some new names, that sound fairly obscure to me, like Fux, Zelenka, Taneyev, Reger. So, can you list 5 (or 10 if you like) top counterpoint composers (please limit yourselves to those, that are generally accepted as being good at this)?
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I'll second the Mendelssohn string symphonies and the Monteverdi Vespers.
I'll add W. F. Bach and to a lesser extent (for me) C.P.E. Bach. W.F. had some very quirky melodic lines making the counterpoint that much more enjoyable.
Another favorite of mine is Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. His Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End is just wow! on whatever instrument is used.
I'll add W. F. Bach and to a lesser extent (for me) C.P.E. Bach. W.F. had some very quirky melodic lines making the counterpoint that much more enjoyable.
Another favorite of mine is Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. His Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End is just wow! on whatever instrument is used.
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