Other renowned works
1991 - Quadruple concerto Olivier Messiaen
1966 - Adieu Karlheinz Stockhausen
1951 - Kreuzspiel Karlheinz Stockhausen
1944 - Capricorn Concerto Samuel Barber
1935 - French Suite for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussions and harpsichord on a theme by Claude Gervaise Francis Poulenc
1926 - Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon Francis Poulenc
1924 - Quintet in G minor Sergei Prokofiev
1921 - Oboe Sonata in D major Camille Saint-Saëns
1717 - 12 Concertos Antonio Vivaldi
1714 - Les Concerts Royaux François Couperin
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).
1710 .. 1970 : 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 °
1882-1971 Igor Stravinsky °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
1860-1911 Gustav Mahler °
1841-1904 Antonín Dvořák °
1685-1759 George Frideric Handel °
1843-1907 Edvard Grieg °
° : Masterpieces listed
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.