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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a German composer of the Romantic era who upheld the rigorous structural traditions of Beethoven and...

Symphony String Quartet Classical Intellectual

9.6 Brilliant

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Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer primarily active during the late Classical and early Romantic periods. He is par...

Symphony Romantic Austrian Chamber

9.3 Excellent

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Alfred Garrievich Schnittke

Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was a significant Russian composer of the late 20th century. He is known for his innovative...

Symphony Russian Contemporary Chamber

8.9 Great

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Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák was a prominent Czech composer of the late Romantic period. He is recognized for blending classical techn...

Symphony Romantic Chamber Czech

8.7 Great

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Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn was a prominent German composer during the early Romantic era. His significant contributions include n...

German Symphony Romantic Chamber

8.5 Great

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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein was a pivotal 20th-century American composer and conductor. His work significantly impacted both class...

Symphony Modern Conductor American

8.5 Great

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Caroline Shaw

Caroline Shaw is an American composer and singer who became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 20...

American Contemporary Vocal Chamber

8.5 Great

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Alfred Schnittke

Russian-German composer (1934–1998) known for his polystylistic approach blending classical, modern, and popular musical...

Symphony Russian Modern Chamber

8.1 Great

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George Crumb

George Crumb was an American avant-garde composer noted for his unusual timbres and extended techniques, winning the 196...

American Contemporary Chamber Mystical

8.0 Great

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Missy Mazzoli

Missy Mazzoli is an American composer noted for her dramatic operas and was the first woman commissioned by the Metropol...

Opera American Contemporary Accessible

7.8 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

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Vincent d'Indy

Vincent d'Indy was a prominent French composer and teacher who co-founded the Schola Cantorum and championed the cyclica...

Symphony Romantic French Academic

7.7 Good

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Kalevi Aho

Kalevi Aho is a highly regarded Finnish composer known for his massive orchestral output, having composed over fifteen s...

Symphony Contemporary Chamber Finnish

7.6 Good

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Morton Feldman

American composer (1926–1987) associated with the New York School, known for quiet, extended-duration works like For Phi...

American Avant Garde Chamber Soft

7.5 Good

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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

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Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Higdon is a prominent American composer of contemporary classical music who won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for her...

American Contemporary Accessible Orchestral

7.5 Good

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Elliott Carter

Elliott Carter was an American composer whose highly complex modernist works pioneered the use of metric modulation and...

Modern American Avant Garde Orchestral

7.4 Good

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George Walker

American composer George Walker was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1996, notably for...

American Contemporary Orchestral Piano

7.4 Good

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Joan Tower

Born in 1938, American composer Joan Tower is widely recognized for her orchestral works, particularly her notable conce...

American Contemporary Orchestral Chamber

7.3 Good

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Augusta Read Thomas

Augusta Read Thomas is an American composer known for her lyrical, vibrant orchestral works and her tenure as the Chicag...

American Contemporary Lyrical Orchestral

6.3 Fair