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The Music Makers
The Music Makers (Op. 69) is a 1912 work by English composer Edward Elgar, setting Arthur O'Shaughnessy's ode "We are the music makers" for contralto soloist, chorus, and orchestra. The work is notable for Elgar's inclusion of self-quotations from his earlier compositions, including the Enigma Varia...
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The top alternative to The Music Makers in 2026 is The Dream of Gerontius with a score of 9.4/10, followed by Gurrelieder (9.2) and La Damnation de Faust (9.1).
The Dream of Gerontius
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Gurrelieder
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La Damnation de Faust
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Das Paradies und die Peri
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The Apostles (Elgar)
The Apostles is an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra by Edward Elgar, cataloged as Op. 49. It premiered at th...
Das Paradies und die Peri (Schumann)
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Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Die erste Walpurgisnacht is a secular cantata by Felix Mendelssohn, setting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ballad about a...
The Golden Legend
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The Light of Life (Lux Christi)
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Das Lied von der Glocke
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