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There is no perfect answer to such a question - the party that is best for you is the one you have most fun playing with.
Like some others, I did not like the weaknesses of the NPCs and built my own party. I also get SOOOO annoyed when magic casters can't get their best spells off because they are being clobbered by arrows and swords so I went with only one mage.
I disagree with Warby about the thief - hiding in shadows to allow my mage to fireball into a room of bad guys is a great tactic. My thief is also awsome in melee with two swords equipped and makes great use of the magic bow with an unlimited supply of electric arrows. Later in the game she got the ability to use any item and is happily supplementing the mage by using scrolls and wands. The assassination ability is also good and my thief is a Bounty Hunter so I can set lots of traps.
I agree with SixofSpades that the party must have an Undead Hunter - you save an awful lot of time not having to go to temples to restore drained levels.
I prefer to be able to rise in levels quickly and be unlimited in levels so my party has no dualled characters. This also increases saving throws quickly which really helps! I also prefer to hack things up rather than take a chance that my magic will be countered so my party is:
Human Paladin - Undead Hunter
Human Paladin - Cavalier [only one I would reconsider]
Dwarf Cleric
Elven Ranger
Elven Mage
Half Elf Thief
It seems to work - many battles that others reported as tough I hacked through with little problem.
Best thing about these games - you can do another round with a different party and have just as much fun!
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Duguider
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