The classical music greatest works
The ones you know or you must know.
Other renowned works
1924 - Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin
1913 - The Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky
1893 - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “New World Symphony” Antonín Dvořák
1888 - Scheherazade Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1874 - Pictures from an Exhibition Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
1830 - Symphonie fantastique, “Épisodes de la vie d’un artiste” Hector Berlioz
1811 - Symphony No. 7 in A major Ludwig van Beethoven
1791 - Requiem in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1788 - Symphony No. 40 in G minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1723 - The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi
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).
1690 .. 2000 : the essential composers
1770-1827 Ludwig van Beethoven °
1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °
1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °
1797-1828 Franz Schubert °
1810-1849 Frédéric Chopin °
1833-1897 Johannes Brahms °
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
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.
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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.