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  3. The classical music greatest works

The classical music greatest works

1690

The ones you know or you must know.

2000
10 centuries of classical music
25000+ works listed (101 composers)
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1824

Symphony No. 9 in D minor L. Beethoven

Work for orchestra

1807

Symphony No. 5 in C minor L. Beethoven

Work for orchestra

PI. Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker

Ballet

1892
1741

Messiah GF. Handel

Work for choir

M. Ravel Boléro

Work for orchestra

1928

JS. II On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Work for orchestra

1866

C. Orff Carmina Burana

Work for choir

1937
1817

Overture, “Der Freischütz” CM. Weber

Work for orchestra

PI. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

Ballet

1876
1828

William Tell G. Rossini

Opera

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.

Composers with listed works ...


Vocal music

  • Work for choir
  • Song, lied
  • Opera

Incidental music

  • Ballet
  • Theatrical music
  • Film score

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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