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1. George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a famous German composer who spent much of his life in England. He wrote operas and oratorios (including the oratorio, the Messiah). He also wrote the well-known Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Han...
2. Frederic Chopin Frédéric Chopin (1810-49) was a Polish composer and pianist in the Romantic period. He was born in Poland but spent most of his life (after 1831) in Paris, France. His works were mostly written for the piano, notably mazurkas, polonais...
3. Franz Schubert Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was a German composer. His works included his Lieder (or songs for solo voice with accompaniment, often piano), of which he wrote more than 500. Two examples were Der Erlkonig (The Elf King) and Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gret...
4. Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was probably the greatest of all classical musicians of all time. His passionate and fiery music continues to inspire people across the world. He began to play in public when he was 22 years old. In 1796 he went to B...
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was an Austrian composer and one of the towering geniuses of Classical music. An child prodigy, he began performing in public and composing at the age of six. He quickly absorbed all the musical forms and influences...
6. Classical Music You Should Know About Listening. Just stop what you are doing and listen to the music. For me, experiencing classical music, whether in the car, at home, or in a concert hall always brings me into the present. I can't help but hear it. Listen to it. Find new things in it...
7. Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and keyboard player. Some of his great works of music include the Brandenburg Concertos; the St Matthew Passion; The Well-Tempered Clavier; and The Goldberg Variations. During his lifetime...
8. Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) was a German composer. His works included the incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; several overtures (such as the Hebrides overture); 5 symphonies (such as the Scottish and the Italian); oratorios...
9. Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (1838-75) is was a French composer who is mostly known for his opera, Carmen, which is one of the most famous operas ever written. Bizet was born in Paris, France, in 1838. He studied at the Paris Conservatory of Music from the age of...
10. Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (1811-86) was a Hungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic era. In his time he was widely regarded as the most accomplished piano player in Europe. He wrote all sorts of music, including symphonic program music (such as Faust and Da...
11. Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (1810-56) was a German composer of the Romantic era of classical music. His works included collections of piano pieces, Carnaval and Kreisleriana, four symphonies (including the Spring and the Rhenish Symphonies), three string quarte...
12. Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (1833-97) was a German composer and pianist. His works included four symphonies, piano and violin concertos, choral and orchestral compositions, chamber music, and a Requiem. Much of his music is notable for its rhapsodies with stro...
13. Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), normally known just as Joseph Haydn, and often nicknamed Papa Haydn, was an Austrian composer. He was a prolific composer. His works included 104 symphonies, 84 string quartets, piano sonatas, operas, and choral works...
14. Richard Wagner Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a German opera composer. His great operas included Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), and Parsifal . He also wrote the opera cycle, D...