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Franz Schubert

Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras, famous for his lieder and the symphonic "Unfinished Sym...

Symphony Romantic Austrian Chamber

9.3 Excellent

2

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich was a prominent Soviet composer known for his 15 symphonies and string quartets, navigating intense...

Symphony String Quartet Russian Modern

9.1 Excellent

3

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian Romantic composer and virtuoso pianist of the early 20th century, celebrated for his technically demanding piano...

Symphony Russian Concerto Piano

8.9 Great

4

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev was a Soviet composer whose diverse output includes the beloved children's piece "Peter and the Wolf" a...

Symphony Russian Modern Ballet

8.9 Great

5

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer of the late Romantic era whose works incorporate Bohemian folk elements, most famously in his 1893 "New W...

Symphony Romantic Chamber Czech

8.7 Great

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Felix Mendelssohn

German composer of the early Romantic period who founded the Leipzig Conservatory and created the celebrated music for "...

German Symphony Romantic Chamber

8.5 Great

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Alexander Borodin

Russian Romantic composer, chemist, and member of "The Five," recognized for his symphonies and the majestic opera "Prin...

Symphony Romantic Opera Russian

7.9 Good

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César Franck

Belgian-born French Romantic composer of the 19th century who significantly influenced chamber music with his sweeping,...

Symphony Romantic Chamber Organ

7.7 Good

9

Galina Ustvolskaya

Russian composer (1919–2006), a student of Shostakovich, known for austere, spiritually intense works with unusual instr...

Russian Modern Chamber Sacred

7.6 Good

10

Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) was an Italian Classical cellist and composer famous for his elegant chamber music and the...

Symphony Classical Italian Chamber

7.5 Good

11

Alexander Glazunov

Late 19th-century Russian composer who blended Romanticism and nationalism, serving as director of the Saint Petersburg...

Symphony Classical Romantic Russian

7.4 Good

12

Edison Denisov

Edison Denisov (1929–1996) was a leading Russian avant-garde composer who explored serialism and spectral techniques des...

Russian Modern Avant Garde Orchestral

7.3 Good

13

Sergei Taneyev

Russian composer Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915) was a renowned pianist and pedagogue, noted for his mastery of strict counte...

Symphony Romantic Russian Counterpoint

7.2 Good

14

Franz Schmidt

Austrian composer Franz Schmidt (1874–1939) was a late Romantic cellist and composer, best known for his grand oratorio...

Symphony Austrian Chamber Organ

7.0 Good

15

Reinhold Glière

Reinhold Glière (1875–1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer known for his late-Romantic symphonies and the ballet The...

Symphony Romantic Russian Ballet

6.9 Fair

16

Wilhelm Stenhammar

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871–1927) was a Swedish pianist and composer, considered one of Scandinavia's most important late-R...

Symphony Romantic Piano Chamber

6.8 Fair

17

Nikolai Myaskovsky

Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950) was a Russian-Soviet composer sometimes called the 'father of the Soviet symphony,' havin...

Symphony Russian Modern Chamber

6.8 Fair

18

Niels Gade

Niels Gade (1817–1890) was a Danish Romantic composer, conductor, and violinist who became the leading Nordic composer o...

Symphony Romantic Danish Chamber

6.7 Fair

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Vasily Kalinnikov

Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901) was a Russian composer who, despite dying young at age 34, left two admired symphonies in...

Symphony Romantic Russian Lyrical

6.7 Fair

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Anton Arensky

Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861–1906) was a late Romantic musician known for his elegant chamber music, particularl...

Romantic Opera Russian Piano

6.7 Fair