Operetta Essential masterworks
The ones you know or you must know.
Other renowned works
1958 - Moscow, Cheryomushki Francis Poulenc
1918 - Where the Lark Sings Franz Lehár
1904 - Der Göttergatte Franz Lehár
1895 - Waldmeister Johann Strauss II
1880 - Das Spitzentuch der Königin Johann Strauss II
1873 - Der Karneval in Rom Johann Strauss II
1871 - Indigo und die vierzig Räuber Johann Strauss II
1858 - La chatte metamorphosée en femme Jacques Offenbach
1858 - Mesdames de la Halle Jacques Offenbach
1857 - Le mariage aux lanternes Jacques Offenbach
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).
1840 .. 1930 : the essential composers
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1882-1971 Igor Stravinsky °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
1860-1911 Gustav Mahler °
1841-1904 Antonín Dvořák °
1843-1907 Edvard Grieg °
1813-1883 Richard Wagner °
1840-1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky °
1838-1875 Georges Bizet °
1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °
1865-1957 Jean Sibelius °
1792-1868 Gioachino Rossini °
° : 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.
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.