Other renowned works
1948 - Mass Igor Stravinsky
1864 - Mass No. 1 in D minor Anton Bruckner
1826 - Gesange zur Feier des heiligen Opfers der Messe, “Deutsche Messe” Franz Schubert
1824 - Messe solenelle Hector Berlioz
1815 - Mass No. 2 in G major, “Die Messe in G” Franz Schubert
1807 - Mass in C major Ludwig van Beethoven
1798 - Mass No. 11 in D minor, “in angustiis” Joseph Haydn
1779 - Mass No. 15 in C major, “Krönungs Messe” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1592 - Mass for 4 voices William Byrd
1365 - Messe de Notre Dame Guillaume de Machaut
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).
1500 .. 1930 : the essential composers
1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °
1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °
1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
1797-1828 Franz Schubert °
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
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
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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.