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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is considered one of the greatest composers in mu...

German Pianist Symphony Piano Sonata

9.7 Brilliant

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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

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Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was a revolutionary Russian composer whose career spanned multiple stylistic periods, each profoundly im...

Russia Russian Ballet Modernist

9.2 Excellent

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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

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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

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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

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Anton Bruckner

Austrian composer of the late Romantic era, highly regarded for his massive, structurally complex symphonies and sacred...

Symphony Romantic Austrian Sacred

8.7 Great

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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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Hector Berlioz

French Romantic composer best known for his revolutionary 1830 symphony "Symphonie fantastique," which pioneered the use...

Symphony Romantic French Orchestration

8.6 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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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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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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Camille Saint-Saëns

French composer of the Romantic era known for his elegant orchestral works, including the beloved 1886 suite "The Carniv...

Symphony Romantic Opera French

8.1 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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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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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

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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

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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

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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