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Sonata Essential masterworks

1760

The ones you know or you must know.

1840
1400+ works listed
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1797

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, “Pathetique”

L. Beethoven

1775

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, “Alla turka”

WA. Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, “Marche funèbre”

F. Chopin

1839

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, “Appassionata”

L. Beethoven

1804

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, “Kreutzer”

L. Beethoven

1802

Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major

F. Schubert

1828

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, “Waldstein”

L. Beethoven

1803
1794

Piano Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major

J. Haydn

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor

L. Beethoven

1821

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, “Frühlingssonate”

L. Beethoven

1801

Other renowned works

1942 - Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Sergei Prokofiev

1913 - Piano Sonata No. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff

1894 - 2 Sonatas for clarinet and piano Johannes Brahms

1853 - Piano Sonata in B minor Franz Liszt

1821 - Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major Ludwig van Beethoven

1820 - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Ludwig van Beethoven

1817 - Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, “Hammerklavier” Ludwig van Beethoven

1809 - Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, “Les Adieux” Ludwig van Beethoven

1789 - Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1778 - Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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).

1760 .. 1840 : the essential composers

1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °

1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °

1797-1828 Franz Schubert °

1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °

1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °

1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °

1813-1883 Richard Wagner °

1838-1875 Georges Bizet °

1809-1847 Felix Mendelssohn °

1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °

1792-1868 Gioachino Rossini °

1782-1840 Niccolò Paganini °

° : 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.

Composers with listed works ...


Vocal music

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Incidental music

  • Ballet
  • Theatrical music
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Instrumental music

  • Work for soloist
  • Work for chamber orchestra
  • Work for orchestra
  • Work for orchestra with soloist

Through the ages

10 centuries of classical music

  • 20th century
  • Romantic
  • Classical
  • Baroque
  • Renaissance

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.

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