The Classical greatest works
The ones you know or you must know.
Other renowned works
1822 - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, “Unvollendete” Sungbong Choi
1817 - The Thieving Magpie Gioachino Rossini
1808 - Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major Ludwig van Beethoven
1803 - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica” Ludwig van Beethoven
1797 - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, “Pathetique” Ludwig van Beethoven
1791 - Symphony No. 94 in G major Joseph Haydn
1787 - Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1785 - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, “Elvira Madigan” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1775 - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, “Alla turka” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1749 - Mass in B minor Johann Sebastian Bach
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).
1740 .. 1830 : 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 °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1678-1741 Antonio Vivaldi °
1685-1759 George Frideric Handel °
1813-1883 Richard Wagner °
1813-1901 Giuseppe Verdi °
1792-1868 Gioachino Rossini °
1782-1840 Niccolò Paganini °
° : Masterpieces listed
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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.
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The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.