10 centuries of classical music Composers (Europe)

 

Paganini or Palestrina? Bach or Vivaldi? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle such abundant fields as classical music and opera, covering 10 centuries of history: there are thousands of composers. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English composer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?

For example: in France, Charles Gounod, a 19th century French composer, is more easily mentioned than the Norwegian Edvard Grieg, who is more recognized in the world.

Timeline of classical music composers in Europe

Whoever wants to discover classical music or opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in these fields. So : Paganini (Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer) or Palestrina (Italian Renaissance composer) ? Schubert (Austrian composer) or Puccini (Italian opera composer (1858-1924)) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular composers around the world, for those living or having lived en Europe, . And this objectively, and for the first time (soClassiQ exclusivity).

Composers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:

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MedievalRenaissanceBaroqueClassicalRomantic20th century
OffenbachOffenbach
PucciniPuccini HoffmannHoffmann
BizetBizet
HaydnHaydn DvořákDvořák
RavelRavel PaganiniPaganini
SchubertSchubert MahlerMahler
MendelssohnMendelssohn ProkofievProkofiev
ChopinChopin HandelHandel BartókBartók
SmetanaSmetana
LisztLiszt
MozartMozart TchaikovskyTchaikovsky Abelard MorriconeMorricone MonteverdiMonteverdi
StraussStrauss
SchumannSchumann ShostakovichShostakovich
BeethovenBeethoven VivaldiVivaldi StravinskyStravinsky BingenBingen PalestrinaPalestrina DufayDufay
IIII
DebussyDebussy
BachBach WagnerWagner
GriegGrieg
VerdiVerdi
SibeliusSibelius
BrahmsBrahms
RossiniRossini
BerliozBerlioz AdornoAdorno

ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers WorldwideEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAsiaOceaniaAfrica 2021

This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages (from 1400), or eras : medieval music, renaissance, baroque music (Bach...), classical period (Mozart...), romantic music (Beethoven...), XXth (Stravinsky), or across continents (with ).

Top 10 classical musiccomposers in Europe

Who are these greatest composers, the most famous in Europe? The works of these musician have shaped the history of classical music and lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.

Here are these 10 classical music composers, renowned artists from around the world:

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Curious to know their most emblematic works? Just a click away to discover them.

The selections of musicians (classical music composers) proposed by soClassiQ are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to their works, the performers, the lyrical singers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.

What about the others? 25, 50 or more?

Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know classical music and lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more classical music composers. Rossini, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Bizet, Sibelius, Liszt...

At this time, soClassiQ has listed more than 18000 composers. So here is a selection of some composers, in Europe, widely recognized around the world:

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Claudio <strong>Abbado</strong> Claudio Abbado10 centuries of classical music
1933-2014 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carl Friedrich <strong>Abel</strong> Carl Friedrich Abel10 centuries of classical music
1723-1787 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Peter Abelard10 centuries of classical music
1079-1142 (Medieval)
Composer

Adolphe <strong>Adam</strong> Adolphe Adam10 centuries of classical music
1803-1856 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Theodor W. <strong>Adorno</strong> Theodor W. Adorno10 centuries of classical music
1903-1969 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Isaac <strong>Albéniz</strong> Isaac Albéniz10 centuries of classical music
1860-1909 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Tomaso <strong>Albinoni</strong> Tomaso Albinoni10 centuries of classical music
1671-1751 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Vladimir <strong>Ashkenazy</strong> Vladimir Ashkenazy10 centuries of classical music
age 83 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Daniel François Esprit <strong>Auber</strong> Daniel François Esprit Auber10 centuries of classical music
1782-1871 (Romantic)
Composer

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Wilhelm Friedemann <strong>Bach</strong> Wilhelm Friedemann Bach10 centuries of classical music
1710-1784 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Christian <strong>Bach</strong> Johann Christian Bach10 centuries of classical music
1735-1782 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Carl Philipp Emanuel <strong>Bach</strong> Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach10 centuries of classical music
1714-1788 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Johann Sebastian <strong>Bach</strong> Johann Sebastian Bach10 centuries of classical music
1685-1750 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Mily <strong>Balakirev</strong> Mily Balakirev10 centuries of classical music
1837-1910 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Béla <strong>Bartók</strong> Béla Bartók10 centuries of classical music
1881-1945 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Ludwig van <strong>Beethoven</strong> Ludwig van Beethoven10 centuries of classical music
1770-1827 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Vincenzo <strong>Bellini</strong> Vincenzo Bellini10 centuries of classical music
1801-1835 (Romantic)
Composer

Alban <strong>Berg</strong> Alban Berg10 centuries of classical music
1885-1935 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Hector <strong>Berlioz</strong> Hector Berlioz10 centuries of classical music
1803-1869 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Heinrich <strong>Biber</strong> Heinrich Biber10 centuries of classical music
1644-1704 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Hildegard of <strong>Bingen</strong> Hildegard of Bingen10 centuries of classical music
1098-1179 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works

Georges <strong>Bizet</strong> Georges Bizet10 centuries of classical music
1838-1875 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Luigi <strong>Boccherini</strong> Luigi Boccherini10 centuries of classical music
1743-1805 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
Complete works

Andrea <strong>Bocelli</strong> Andrea Bocelli10 centuries of classical music
age 62 (20th century)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Alexander <strong>Borodin</strong> Alexander Borodin10 centuries of classical music
1833-1887 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Lili <strong>Boulanger</strong> Lili Boulanger10 centuries of classical music
1893-1918 (20th century)
Composer

Nadia <strong>Boulanger</strong> Nadia Boulanger10 centuries of classical music
1887-1979 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Pierre <strong>Boulez</strong> Pierre Boulez10 centuries of classical music
1925-2016 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johannes <strong>Brahms</strong> Johannes Brahms10 centuries of classical music
1833-1897 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Benjamin <strong>Britten</strong> Benjamin Britten10 centuries of classical music
1913-1976 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Max <strong>Bruch</strong> Max Bruch10 centuries of classical music
1838-1920 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

Anton <strong>Bruckner</strong> Anton Bruckner10 centuries of classical music
1824-1896 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Hans von <strong>Bülow</strong> Hans von Bülow10 centuries of classical music
1830-1894 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Dietrich <strong>Buxtehude</strong> Dietrich Buxtehude10 centuries of classical music
1637-1707 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

William <strong>Byrd</strong> William Byrd10 centuries of classical music
1543-1623 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

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Pau <strong>Casals</strong> Pau Casals10 centuries of classical music
1876-1973 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Francesco <strong>Cavalli</strong> Francesco Cavalli10 centuries of classical music
1602-1676 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Emmanuel <strong>Chabrier</strong> Emmanuel Chabrier10 centuries of classical music
1841-1894 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Marc-Antoine <strong>Charpentier</strong> Marc-Antoine Charpentier10 centuries of classical music
1643-1704 (Baroque)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Ernest <strong>Chausson</strong> Ernest Chausson10 centuries of classical music
1855-1899 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Luigi <strong>Cherubini</strong> Luigi Cherubini10 centuries of classical music
1760-1842 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Frédéric <strong>Chopin</strong> Frédéric Chopin10 centuries of classical music
1810-1849 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Domenico <strong>Cimarosa</strong> Domenico Cimarosa10 centuries of classical music
1749-1801 (Classical)
Composer

Muzio <strong>Clementi</strong> Muzio Clementi10 centuries of classical music
1752-1832 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Arcangelo <strong>Corelli</strong> Arcangelo Corelli10 centuries of classical music
1653-1713 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

François <strong>Couperin</strong> François Couperin10 centuries of classical music
1668-1733 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Carl <strong>Czerny</strong> Carl Czerny10 centuries of classical music
1791-1857 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Georges <strong>Cziffra</strong> Georges Cziffra10 centuries of classical music
1921-1994 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

D

Alexander <strong>Dargomyzhsky</strong> Alexander Dargomyzhsky10 centuries of classical music
1813-1869 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Claude <strong>Debussy</strong> Claude Debussy10 centuries of classical music
1862-1918 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Léo <strong>Delibes</strong> Léo Delibes10 centuries of classical music
1836-1891 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Walther von <strong>der Vogelweide</strong> Walther von der Vogelweide10 centuries of classical music
1170-1230 (Medieval)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

Carl Ditters von <strong>Dittersdorf</strong> Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf10 centuries of classical music
1739-1799 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Gaetano <strong>Donizetti</strong> Gaetano Donizetti10 centuries of classical music
1797-1848 (Romantic)
Composer

Guillaume <strong>Dufay</strong> Guillaume Dufay10 centuries of classical music
1397-1474 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works

Paul <strong>Dukas</strong> Paul Dukas10 centuries of classical music
1865-1935 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

John <strong>Dunstaple</strong> John Dunstaple10 centuries of classical music
1390-1453 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works

Antonín <strong>Dvořák</strong> Antonín Dvořák10 centuries of classical music
1841-1904 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

E

Edward <strong>Elgar</strong> Edward Elgar10 centuries of classical music
1857-1934 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

F

Manuel de <strong>Falla</strong> Manuel de Falla10 centuries of classical music
1876-1946 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Gabriel <strong>Fauré</strong> Gabriel Fauré10 centuries of classical music
1845-1924 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

César <strong>Franck</strong> César Franck10 centuries of classical music
1822-1890 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Girolamo <strong>Frescobaldi</strong> Girolamo Frescobaldi10 centuries of classical music
1583-1643 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Wilhelm <strong>Furtwängler</strong> Wilhelm Furtwängler10 centuries of classical music
1886-1954 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

G

Giovanni <strong>Gabrieli</strong> Giovanni Gabrieli10 centuries of classical music
1557-1612 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Vincenzo <strong>Galilei</strong> Vincenzo Galilei10 centuries of classical music
1520-1591 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Baldassare <strong>Galuppi</strong> Baldassare Galuppi10 centuries of classical music
1706-1785 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Carlo <strong>Gesualdo</strong> Carlo Gesualdo10 centuries of classical music
1566-1613 (Renaissance)
Performer & Composer

Umberto <strong>Giordano</strong> Umberto Giordano10 centuries of classical music
1867-1948 (20th century)
Composer

Alexander <strong>Glazunov</strong> Alexander Glazunov10 centuries of classical music
1865-1936 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Mikhail <strong>Glinka</strong> Mikhail Glinka10 centuries of classical music
1804-1857 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Christoph Willibald von <strong>Gluck</strong> Christoph Willibald von Gluck10 centuries of classical music
1714-1787 (Classical)
Composer

Henryk <strong>Gorecki</strong> Henryk Gorecki10 centuries of classical music
1933-2010 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

François Joseph <strong>Gossec</strong> François Joseph Gossec10 centuries of classical music
1734-1829 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Charles <strong>Gounod</strong> Charles Gounod10 centuries of classical music
1818-1893 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Enrique <strong>Granados</strong> Enrique Granados10 centuries of classical music
1867-1916 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

André <strong>Grétry</strong> André Grétry10 centuries of classical music
1741-1813 (Classical)
Composer

Edvard <strong>Grieg</strong> Edvard Grieg10 centuries of classical music
1843-1907 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Sofia <strong>Gubaidulina</strong> Sofia Gubaidulina10 centuries of classical music
age 88 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

H

George Frideric <strong>Handel</strong> George Frideric Handel10 centuries of classical music
1685-1759 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Michael <strong>Haydn</strong> Michael Haydn10 centuries of classical music
1737-1806 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Joseph <strong>Haydn</strong> Joseph Haydn10 centuries of classical music
1732-1809 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Paul <strong>Hindemith</strong> Paul Hindemith10 centuries of classical music
1895-1963 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

E. T. A. <strong>Hoffmann</strong> E. T. A. Hoffmann10 centuries of classical music
1776-1822 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Gustav <strong>Holst</strong> Gustav Holst10 centuries of classical music
1874-1934 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Arthur <strong>Honegger</strong> Arthur Honegger10 centuries of classical music
1892-1955 (20th century)
Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Vladimir <strong>Horowitz</strong> Vladimir Horowitz10 centuries of classical music
1903-1989 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Johann Nepomuk <strong>Hummel</strong> Johann Nepomuk Hummel10 centuries of classical music
1778-1837 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

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Johann Strauss <strong>I</strong> Johann Strauss I10 centuries of classical music
1804-1849 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Johann Strauss <strong>II</strong> Johann Strauss II10 centuries of classical music
1825-1899 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

J

Leoš <strong>Janáček</strong> Leoš Janáček10 centuries of classical music
1854-1928 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

K

Emmerich <strong>Kálmán</strong> Emmerich Kálmán10 centuries of classical music
1882-1953 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Gia <strong>Kancheli</strong> Gia Kancheli10 centuries of classical music
1935-2019 (20th century)
Composer

Aram <strong>Khachaturian</strong> Aram Khachaturian10 centuries of classical music
1903-1978 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Otto <strong>Klemperer</strong> Otto Klemperer10 centuries of classical music
1885-1973 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Fritz <strong>Kreisler</strong> Fritz Kreisler10 centuries of classical music
1875-1962 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

L

Edouard <strong>Lalo</strong> Edouard Lalo10 centuries of classical music
1823-1892 (Romantic)
Composer

Orlande de <strong>Lassus</strong> Orlande de Lassus10 centuries of classical music
1532-1594 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works

Franz <strong>Lehár</strong> Franz Lehár10 centuries of classical music
1870-1948 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Ruggero <strong>Leoncavallo</strong> Ruggero Leoncavallo10 centuries of classical music
1857-1919 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

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<strong>Léonin</strong> Léonin10 centuries of classical music
1135-1201 (Medieval)
Composer

Dinu <strong>Lipatti</strong> Dinu Lipatti10 centuries of classical music
1917-1950 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Claude Joseph Rouget de <strong>Lisle</strong> Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle10 centuries of classical music
1760-1836 (Classical)
Composer

Franz <strong>Liszt</strong> Franz Liszt10 centuries of classical music
1811-1886 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Pietro <strong>Locatelli</strong> Pietro Locatelli10 centuries of classical music
1695-1764 (Baroque)
Composer

Paco de <strong>Lucía</strong> Paco de Lucía10 centuries of classical music
1947-2014 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Jean-Baptiste <strong>Lully</strong> Jean-Baptiste Lully10 centuries of classical music
1632-1687 (Baroque)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Witold <strong>Lutosławski</strong> Witold Lutosławski10 centuries of classical music
1913-1994 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

M

Yo-Yo <strong>Ma</strong> Yo-Yo Ma10 centuries of classical music
age 64 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Gustav <strong>Mahler</strong> Gustav Mahler10 centuries of classical music
1860-1911 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Marin <strong>Marais</strong> Marin Marais10 centuries of classical music
1656-1728 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Neville <strong>Marriner</strong> Neville Marriner10 centuries of classical music
1924-2016 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Bohuslav <strong>Martinů</strong> Bohuslav Martinů10 centuries of classical music
1890-1959 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Pietro <strong>Mascagni</strong> Pietro Mascagni10 centuries of classical music
1863-1945 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Jules <strong>Massenet</strong> Jules Massenet10 centuries of classical music
1842-1912 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Fanny <strong>Mendelssohn</strong> Fanny Mendelssohn10 centuries of classical music
1805-1847 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Felix <strong>Mendelssohn</strong> Felix Mendelssohn10 centuries of classical music
1809-1847 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Olivier <strong>Messiaen</strong> Olivier Messiaen10 centuries of classical music
1908-1992 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Stanisław <strong>Moniuszko</strong> Stanisław Moniuszko10 centuries of classical music
1819-1872 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

Claudio <strong>Monteverdi</strong> Claudio Monteverdi10 centuries of classical music
1567-1643 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Ennio <strong>Morricone</strong> Ennio Morricone10 centuries of classical music
1928-2020 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Anna <strong>Mozart</strong> Anna Mozart10 centuries of classical music
1751-1829 (Classical)
Performer & Composer

Leopold <strong>Mozart</strong> Leopold Mozart10 centuries of classical music
1719-1787 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus <strong>Mozart</strong> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10 centuries of classical music
1756-1791 (Classical)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Modest Petrovich <strong>Mussorgsky</strong> Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky10 centuries of classical music
1839-1881 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

N

Carl <strong>Nielsen</strong> Carl Nielsen10 centuries of classical music
1865-1931 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

O

Johannes <strong>Ockeghem</strong> Johannes Ockeghem10 centuries of classical music
1410-1497 (Renaissance)
Composer

Jacques <strong>Offenbach</strong> Jacques Offenbach10 centuries of classical music
1819-1880 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Carl <strong>Orff</strong> Carl Orff10 centuries of classical music
1895-1982 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

P

Johann <strong>Pachelbel</strong> Johann Pachelbel10 centuries of classical music
1653-1706 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Niccolò <strong>Paganini</strong> Niccolò Paganini10 centuries of classical music
1782-1840 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Giovanni <strong>Paisiello</strong> Giovanni Paisiello10 centuries of classical music
1740-1816 (Classical)
Composer

Giovanni da <strong>Palestrina</strong> Giovanni da Palestrina10 centuries of classical music
1525c-1594 (Renaissance)
Conductor, Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer
Complete works

Arvo <strong>Pärt</strong> Arvo Pärt10 centuries of classical music
age 85 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Krzysztof <strong>Penderecki</strong> Krzysztof Penderecki10 centuries of classical music
1933-2020 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Giovanni Battista <strong>Pergolesi</strong> Giovanni Battista Pergolesi10 centuries of classical music
1710-1736 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Jacopo <strong>Peri</strong> Jacopo Peri10 centuries of classical music
1561-1633 (Renaissance)
Lyrical singer, Performer & Composer

<strong>Pérotin</strong> Pérotin10 centuries of classical music
1160-1230 (Medieval)
Composer
Complete works

Amilcare <strong>Ponchielli</strong> Amilcare Ponchielli10 centuries of classical music
1834-1886 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Francis <strong>Poulenc</strong> Francis Poulenc10 centuries of classical music
1899-1963 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Josquin des <strong>Prez</strong> Josquin des Prez10 centuries of classical music
1450-1521 (Renaissance)
Composer
Complete works

Sergei <strong>Prokofiev</strong> Sergei Prokofiev10 centuries of classical music
1891-1953 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Giacomo <strong>Puccini</strong> Giacomo Puccini10 centuries of classical music
1858-1924 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Henry <strong>Purcell</strong> Henry Purcell10 centuries of classical music
1659-1695 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Q

Johann Joachim <strong>Quantz</strong> Johann Joachim Quantz10 centuries of classical music
1697-1773 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

R

Sergei <strong>Rachmaninoff</strong> Sergei Rachmaninoff10 centuries of classical music
1873-1943 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Jean-Philippe <strong>Rameau</strong> Jean-Philippe Rameau10 centuries of classical music
1683-1764 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Maurice <strong>Ravel</strong> Maurice Ravel10 centuries of classical music
1875-1937 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Max <strong>Reger</strong> Max Reger10 centuries of classical music
1873-1916 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Ottorino <strong>Respighi</strong> Ottorino Respighi10 centuries of classical music
1879-1936 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Sviatoslav <strong>Richter</strong> Sviatoslav Richter10 centuries of classical music
1915-1997 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

André <strong>Rieu</strong> André Rieu10 centuries of classical music
age 71 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Nikolai <strong>Rimsky-Korsakov</strong> Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov10 centuries of classical music
1844-1908 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Gioachino <strong>Rossini</strong> Gioachino Rossini10 centuries of classical music
1792-1868 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Mstislav <strong>Rostropovich</strong> Mstislav Rostropovich10 centuries of classical music
1927-2007 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Miklós <strong>Rózsa</strong> Miklós Rózsa10 centuries of classical music
1907-1995 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Nikolai <strong>Rubinstein</strong> Nikolai Rubinstein10 centuries of classical music
1835-1881 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Anton <strong>Rubinstein</strong> Anton Rubinstein10 centuries of classical music
1829-1894 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

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Camille <strong>Saint-Saëns</strong> Camille Saint-Saëns10 centuries of classical music
1835-1921 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Antonio <strong>Salieri</strong> Antonio Salieri10 centuries of classical music
1750-1825 (Classical)
Conductor & Composer

Pablo de <strong>Sarasate</strong> Pablo de Sarasate10 centuries of classical music
1844-1908 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Erik <strong>Satie</strong> Erik Satie10 centuries of classical music
1866-1925 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Alessandro <strong>Scarlatti</strong> Alessandro Scarlatti10 centuries of classical music
1660-1725 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Domenico <strong>Scarlatti</strong> Domenico Scarlatti10 centuries of classical music
1685-1757 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Arnold <strong>Schoenberg</strong> Arnold Schoenberg10 centuries of classical music
1874-1951 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Franz <strong>Schubert</strong> Franz Schubert10 centuries of classical music
1797-1828 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Clara <strong>Schumann</strong> Clara Schumann10 centuries of classical music
1819-1896 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Robert <strong>Schumann</strong> Robert Schumann10 centuries of classical music
1810-1856 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Heinrich <strong>Schütz</strong> Heinrich Schütz10 centuries of classical music
1585-1672 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
Complete works

Alexander <strong>Scriabin</strong> Alexander Scriabin10 centuries of classical music
1872-1915 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Dmitri <strong>Shostakovich</strong> Dmitri Shostakovich10 centuries of classical music
1906-1975 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Jean <strong>Sibelius</strong> Jean Sibelius10 centuries of classical music
1865-1957 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Bedřich <strong>Smetana</strong> Bedřich Smetana10 centuries of classical music
1824-1884 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Georg <strong>Solti</strong> Georg Solti10 centuries of classical music
1912-1997 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Louis <strong>Spohr</strong> Louis Spohr10 centuries of classical music
1784-1859 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Karlheinz <strong>Stockhausen</strong> Karlheinz Stockhausen10 centuries of classical music
1925-2007 (20th century)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Leopold <strong>Stokowski</strong> Leopold Stokowski10 centuries of classical music
1882-1977 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Richard <strong>Strauss</strong> Richard Strauss10 centuries of classical music
1864-1949 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Igor <strong>Stravinsky</strong> Igor Stravinsky10 centuries of classical music
1882-1971 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Franz von <strong>Suppè</strong> Franz von Suppè10 centuries of classical music
1819-1895 (Romantic)
Conductor & Composer

Karol <strong>Szymanowski</strong> Karol Szymanowski10 centuries of classical music
1882-1937 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

T

Thomas <strong>Tallis</strong> Thomas Tallis10 centuries of classical music
1502-1585 (Renaissance)
Composer

Francisco <strong>Tárrega</strong> Francisco Tárrega10 centuries of classical music
1852-1909 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Giuseppe <strong>Tartini</strong> Giuseppe Tartini10 centuries of classical music
1692-1770 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer

Pyotr Ilyich <strong>Tchaikovsky</strong> Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10 centuries of classical music
1840-1893 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Georg Philipp <strong>Telemann</strong> Georg Philipp Telemann10 centuries of classical music
1681-1767 (Baroque)
Composer
Complete works

Andrés Segovia <strong>Torres</strong> Andrés Segovia Torres10 centuries of classical music
1893-1987 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Arturo <strong>Toscanini</strong> Arturo Toscanini10 centuries of classical music
1867-1957 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

V

Edgard <strong>Varèse</strong> Edgard Varèse10 centuries of classical music
1883-1965 (20th century)
Conductor & Composer

Giuseppe <strong>Verdi</strong> Giuseppe Verdi10 centuries of classical music
1813-1901 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Tomás Luis de <strong>Victoria</strong> Tomás Luis de Victoria10 centuries of classical music
1548-1611 (Renaissance)
Composer

Antonio <strong>Vivaldi</strong> Antonio Vivaldi10 centuries of classical music
1678-1741 (Baroque)
Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

W

Richard <strong>Wagner</strong> Richard Wagner10 centuries of classical music
1813-1883 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Carl Maria von <strong>Weber</strong> Carl Maria von Weber10 centuries of classical music
1786-1826 (Romantic)
Conductor, Performer & Composer
MasterpiecesComplete works

Anton <strong>Webern</strong> Anton Webern10 centuries of classical music
1883-1945 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Kurt <strong>Weill</strong> Kurt Weill10 centuries of classical music
1900-1950 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Henryk <strong>Wieniawski</strong> Henryk Wieniawski10 centuries of classical music
1835-1880 (Romantic)
Performer & Composer

Adrian <strong>Willaert</strong> Adrian Willaert10 centuries of classical music
1490-1562 (Renaissance)
Composer

Ralph Vaughan <strong>Williams</strong> Ralph Vaughan Williams10 centuries of classical music
1872-1958 (20th century)
Conductor, Performer & Composer

Z

Hans <strong>Zimmer</strong> Hans Zimmer10 centuries of classical music
age 63 (20th century)
Performer & Composer

Some composers to be celebrated very soon

Next month, more than 40 important artists and musicians will be honoured. In November 2020 some of them may celebrate a special anniversary. For others, amateurs and enthusiasts will celebrate the bicentenary of their birth or the fiftieth anniversary of their death for example. Among them, some famous composers:

on 8, César Franck (1822-1890), 130th anniversary (Death),
on 12, Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010), 10th anniversary (Death),
on 14, Aaron Copland (1900-1990), 120th anniversary (Birth),
on 18, Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), 160th anniversary (Birth),
on 22, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784), 310th anniversary (Birth),
...

There are others to discover. And it is not too late to focus on the October 2020 celebrations (30+).

Always good opportunities to discover or deepen, (re)listen, explore the vastness and diversity of classical music...

See also...

Timelines : Composers

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Commemorations 2020, 2021, ...

Last update : 2020-10-01

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