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Giuseppe Verdi

Preeminent Italian Romantic composer who dominated the 19th-century opera scene with beloved masterpieces like "La Travi...

Romantic Opera Italian Dramatic

9.2 Excellent

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Jean Sibelius

Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods whose symphonic poems, including "Finlandia," helped forg...

Symphony Romantic Orchestral Finnish

8.7 Great

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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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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten was a leading English composer of the 20th century, celebrated for revitalizing British opera with mast...

Opera Modern Chamber English

8.7 Great

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Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk is a pioneering American composer and performer known for her groundbreaking work exploring the expressive...

Performance Minimalist Experimental Vocal

8.5 Great

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Modest Mussorgsky

Russian composer belonging to "The Five," noted for his bold, nationalist works such as the orchestral suite "Pictures a...

Romantic Opera Russian Piano

8.4 Great

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer whose symphonies and vocal works synthesized traditional English folk tun...

Symphony Modern Folk English

8.4 Great

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Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was an American composer often called the "Dean of American music," famous for his open, populist style in...

Modern Ballet American Orchestral

8.4 Great

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian Romantic composer and member of "The Five" who is renowned for his brilliant orchestration in works like "Schehe...

Romantic Opera Russian Orchestration

8.3 Great

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Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer (1933–2020) famous for Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) and his expressive avant-garde orches...

Polish Modern Avant Garde Orchestral

8.3 Great

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Carl Nielsen

Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) was Denmark's foremost composer, renowned for his six symphonies and progressive tonality in ea...

Symphony Danish Late Romantic Nationalist

8.2 Great

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Edvard Grieg

Norwegian Romantic composer whose works, especially the "Peer Gynt" suite, brilliantly captured the folk culture and lan...

Romantic Norwegian Orchestral Piano

8.1 Great

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Bedřich Smetana

19th-century Czech composer regarded as the father of Czech national music, renowned for his symphonic poem "The Moldau....

Romantic Opera Orchestral Czech

8.1 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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Manuel de Falla

Manuel de Falla was a leading Spanish composer of the 20th century, noted for works like "El amor brujo" that masterfull...

Opera Modern Ballet Spanish

7.9 Good

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Isaac Albéniz

Isaac Albéniz was a Spanish pianist and composer whose monumental suite "Iberia" stands as a masterpiece of the Spanish...

Romantic Spanish Impressionist Piano

7.7 Good

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Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Ginastera was a prominent Argentine composer who successfully integrated gaucho and indigenous folk motifs into...

Opera Modern Expressionist Argentinian

7.7 Good

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Max Bruch

Max Bruch (1838–1920) was a German Romantic composer best known for his Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, one of the mos...

German Romantic Violin Concerto

7.7 Good

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Mikhail Glinka

Russian composer of the 19th century widely recognized as the foundational figure of Russian classical music and inspira...

Romantic Opera Russian Founder

7.6 Good

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Enrique Granados

Enrique Granados was a Spanish pianist and composer of Romantic music, best known for his evocative piano suite "Goyesca...

Romantic Opera Spanish Piano

7.6 Good