Great Composers 1-22
21 entries in the Great Composers compendium.
Great Composers 1-22 — Era Chart
Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer and musician of the late Baroque period, known for over 1,000 compositionsWolfgang Amadeus MozartClassical composer who died at age 35 under disputed circumstances.Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer whose work bridged Classical and Romantic eras.Frederic ChopinPolish composer and pianist of the early Romantic period.Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRussian composer whose death from cholera remains highly contested.Johannes BrahmsGerman composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period.Joseph HaydnAustrian Classical composer, pivotal in chamber music and symphonic form.George Frideric HandelGerman-British Baroque composer of operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ Antonio VivaldiBaroque composer, violinist, and impresario of Venice.Richard WagnerGerman composer who revolutionized opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk.Giuseppe VerdiItalian composer who dominated opera after Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.Claude DebussyFrench composer who rejected the term Impressionist but shaped modern music.Igor StravinskyRussian composer whose ballets for Diaghilev reshaped twentieth-century classical music.Sergei RachmaninoffRussian composer and pianist, last great Romantic in Russian classical music.Franz LisztHungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic period.Gustav MahlerAustro-Bohemian composer and conductor bridging Romanticism and modernism.Antonin DvorakCzech composer who blended folk music with symphonic tradition.Maurice RavelFrench composer known for Boléro and masterful orchestration.Robert SchumannGerman Romantic composer, pianist, and music critic.Felix MendelssohnGerman Romantic composer who revived Bach and wrote the 'Wedding March'.Erik SatieAlistair McGowan's long-standing passion for Erik Satie led to a BBC Radio 4 play and a st
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