Great Composers
21 entries in the Great Composers compendium.
Johann Sebastian BachMaster of counterpoint and Baroque compositionWolfgang Amadeus MozartClassical composer and child prodigy who completed over 800 works.Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer whose work bridged Classical and Romantic eras.Frederic ChopinPolish composer and pianist of the early Romantic period.Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Romantic-era Russian behind Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and the 1812 Overture.Johannes BrahmsGerman composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period.Joseph HaydnFather of the Symphony and String QuartetGeorge Frideric HandelGerman-British Baroque composer known for operas, oratorios, and anthems.Antonio VivaldiBaroque composer, violinist, and impresario of Venice.Richard WagnerGerman composer who revolutionized opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk.Giuseppe VerdiItalian composer best known for his operas.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 Romantic composer and conductorAntonin 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 stage show.
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