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Essential Works of the Great Composers
February 2009Our guides to the essential works of the great composers are the best to introduce listeners to the most important works of the great masters. This ongoing series will be updated with more guides to the greatest composers from the Baroque to 20th Century.
A Guide to ChopinChopin was justly famous for his innovative solo piano compositions which are filled with soaring melodies and technical flare. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to DebussyEthereal piano music that touched the soul and orchestral works that painted pictures in impressionist strokes were the hallmarks of Debussy’s music. Here's a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to ElgarElgar’s richly romantic orchestral music and moving choral works have secured his place as the greatest English composer of his day. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to GriegThe Norwegian influence in much of Grieg’s music was unmistakable and it is an element that made his piano music, chamber works and orchestral pieces among the finest of the Romantic era. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to HaydnHaydn was a master of every genre. His string quartets and symphonies were among the first and finest of their kind and his sparkling keyboard works, delightful operas and moving sacred music are unforgettable. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to MahlerMahler’s hauntingly moving song cycles and epic symphonies made him one of the greatest composers of the early 20th century. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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A Guide to ProkofievProkofiev brought ironic wit, vibrant color and a marvelous sense of the theatrical to his music. Here’s a guide to his greatest works.
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Other Featured Composers:
Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky,
Bach, Dvorak, Handel, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius and Vivaldi,
Bartok, Britten and Bruckner,
Puccini, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Schoenberg and Stravinsky,
Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Wagner and Weber