The greatest works of theatrical music
The ones you know or you must know.
Other renowned works
1947 - L’invitation au château Francis Poulenc
1933 - Perséphone Igor Stravinsky
1925 - The Tempest Francis Poulenc
1915 - The Starlight Express Edward Elgar
1914 - Carillon Edward Elgar
1911 - Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien Claude Debussy
1908 - Swanwhite Francis Poulenc
1905 - Pelléas et Mélisande Francis Poulenc
1891 - Hamlet, incidental music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1695 - Abdelazer or The Moor's Revenge Henry Purcell
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1660 .. 1880 : the essential composers
1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °
1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °
1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1797-1828 Franz Schubert °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
1860-1911 Gustav Mahler °
1841-1904 Antonín Dvořák °
1678-1741 Antonio Vivaldi °
1843-1907 Edvard Grieg °
1685-1759 George Frideric Handel °
° : Masterpieces listed
On stage or recorded, listen these essential works
Meet the greatest works of classical music
Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
Vocal music
Incidental music
Through the ages
Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.