The greatest works for soloist
The ones you know or you must know.
Other renowned works
1886 - Hungarian Rhapsodies Franz Liszt
1886 - Spanish Suite No. 1 Isaac Albéniz
1867 - Années de Pèlerinage. Troisième Année Franz Liszt
1839 - Carnival Jest from Vienna Robert Schumann
1828 - Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major Franz Schubert
1825 - Six Moments musicaux Franz Schubert
1804 - Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, “Appassionata” Ludwig van Beethoven
1725 - 6 Suites for cello Johann Sebastian Bach
1722 - The Well-Tempered Clavier I Johann Sebastian Bach
1722 - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C 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 .. 1920 : 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.
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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.