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Greatest Classical Composers
25 of the greatest composers in classical music history — from Baroque masters like Bach and Vivaldi to Romantic titans like Beethoven, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky.
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Composer↕ | Nationality↕ | Era↕ | Born↕ | Died↕ | Famous Works↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig van Beethoven | German | Classical/Romantic | 1,770 | 1,827 | Symphony No. 9, Moonlight Sonata, Fur Elise |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Austrian | Classical | 1,756 | 1,791 | Symphony No. 40, The Magic Flute, Requiem |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | German | Baroque | 1,685 | 1,750 | Goldberg Variations, Mass in B Minor, Well-Tempered Clavier |
| Franz Schubert | Austrian | Romantic | 1,797 | 1,828 | Ave Maria, Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished), Winterreise |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Russian | Romantic | 1,840 | 1,893 | Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture |
| Frederic Chopin | Polish/French | Romantic | 1,810 | 1,849 | Nocturne Op. 9, Ballade No. 1, Fantaisie Impromptu |
| Johannes Brahms | German | Romantic | 1,833 | 1,897 | Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto No. 1, Hungarian Dances |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Italian | Baroque | 1,678 | 1,741 | The Four Seasons, Gloria, L'Estro Armonico |
| George Frideric Handel | British/German | Baroque | 1,685 | 1,759 | Messiah, Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks |
| Claude Debussy | French | Impressionist | 1,862 | 1,918 | Clair de Lune, La Mer, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun |
| Richard Wagner | German | Romantic | 1,813 | 1,883 | The Ring Cycle, Tristan und Isolde, Die Walkure |
| Giuseppe Verdi | Italian | Romantic | 1,813 | 1,901 | La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, Otello |
| Franz Liszt | Hungarian | Romantic | 1,811 | 1,886 | Hungarian Rhapsodies, Liebestraum, Piano Sonata in B minor |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Russian/American | Romantic/Modern | 1,873 | 1,943 | Piano Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |
| Igor Stravinsky | Russian/American | Modern | 1,882 | 1,971 | The Rite of Spring, The Firebird, Petrushka |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Russian | Modern | 1,906 | 1,975 | Symphony No. 5, String Quartet No. 8, Leningrad Symphony |
| Maurice Ravel | French | Impressionist/Modern | 1,875 | 1,937 | Bolero, Piano Concerto in G, Daphnis et Chloe |
| Antonin Dvorak | Czech | Romantic | 1,841 | 1,904 | Symphony No. 9 (New World), Cello Concerto, Slavonic Dances |
| Felix Mendelssohn | German | Romantic | 1,809 | 1,847 | A Midsummer Night's Dream, Violin Concerto, Elijah |
| Hector Berlioz | French | Romantic | 1,803 | 1,869 | Symphonie Fantastique, Harold in Italy, The Damnation of Faust |
| Edvard Grieg | Norwegian | Romantic/Nationalist | 1,843 | 1,907 | Peer Gynt Suite, Piano Concerto in A minor, Lyric Pieces |
| Camille Saint-Saens | French | Romantic | 1,835 | 1,921 | Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Organ Symphony |
| Robert Schumann | German | Romantic | 1,810 | 1,856 | Kinderszenen, Piano Concerto in A minor, Dichterliebe |
| Bela Bartok | Hungarian | Modern | 1,881 | 1,945 | Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta, Concerto for Orchestra |
| Giacomo Puccini | Italian | Romantic/Verismo | 1,858 | 1,924 | La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Turandot |
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