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  3. The greatest works for chamber orchestra

The greatest works for chamber orchestra

1690

The ones you know or you must know.

1950
2700+ works listed
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1787

Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”

WA. Mozart

1721

Brandenburg concertos

JS. Bach

1700

Canon for 3 violins and basso continuo in D major

J. Pachelbel

Adagio for strings

S. Barber

1936

Transfigured night

A. Schoenberg

1899

Quartet for the End of Time

O. Messiaen

1941
1819

Quintet for piano and strings in A major, “Trout Quintet”

F. Schubert

String Quartet No. 14 in D major, “Der Tod und das Mädchen”

F. Schubert

1824

Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major

F. Schubert

1827

Hungarian Dances

J. Brahms

1869

Other renowned works

1960 - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Dmitri Shostakovich

1936 - Music for strings, percussions and celesta Béla Bartók

1878 - Slavonic Dances No. 1 Antonín Dvořák

1861 - Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Johannes Brahms

1802 - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, “Kreutzer” Ludwig van Beethoven

1801 - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, “Frühlingssonate” Ludwig van Beethoven

1775 - String Quintet No. 5 in E major Luigi Boccherini

1747 - The Musical Offering Johann Sebastian Bach

1745 - The Art of Fugue Johann Sebastian Bach

1721 - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major Johann Sebastian Bach

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).

1690 .. 1950 : the essential composers

1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °

1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °

1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °

1797-1828 Franz Schubert °

1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °

1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °

1882-1971 Igor Stravinsky °

1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °

1860-1911 Gustav Mahler °

1841-1904 Antonín Dvořák °

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.

Composers with listed works ...


Vocal music

  • Work for choir
  • Song, lied
  • Opera

Incidental music

  • Ballet
  • Theatrical music
  • Film score

Instrumental music

  • Work for soloist
  • Work for chamber orchestra
  • Work for orchestra
  • Work for orchestra with soloist

Through the ages

10 centuries of classical music

  • 20th century
  • Romantic
  • Classical
  • Baroque
  • Renaissance

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.

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