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10 Greatest Classical Composers

by Boris Schipkov and Vasily Schipkov

1. Ludwig van Beethoven

9 symphonies, 7 concertos, 1 opera, 2 masses, 16 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, 10 violin sonatas, 81 songs.
Many Beethoven's works are ardent and brilliant: Symphonies 5, 6, 9, 3 and 7; Piano Concertos 4, 1 and 5; Piano Sonatas 14, 15, 23, 8 and 13. Piano Concerto No. 4 is a precious gemstone that sparkles with facets.

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

50 symphonies, 39 concertos, 20 operas, 1 oratorio, 6 cantatas, 18 masses, 23 string quartets, 18 piano sonatas, 36 violin sonatas, 31 songs, 53 arias.
The brilliant, delicate, dramatic and elegant works: Operas "Cosi Fan Tutte", "Don Giovanni" and "The Magic Flute"; Symphonies 40, 41 and 38; Piano Concertos 24, 21 and 27.

3. Johann Sebastian Bach

210 cantatas, 5 oratorios, 5 masses, 17 concertos, 4 orchestral suites, 10 violin sonatas, 250 works for organ, 200 works for harpsichord.
Bach's masterpieces for organ are divine, powerful and beautiful.

4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

7 symphonies, 4 concertos, 4 orchestral suites, 10 operas, 3 cantatas, 3 ballets, 3 string quartets, 2 piano sonatas, 104 songs.
Music of Tchaikovsky is romantic, lyrical, grand, with all emotions. In all genres Tchaikovsky's works are great: Ballets "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"; Symphonies No. 4 and No. 6; Concertos for Violin, and for Piano No. 1; Operas "Eugene Onegin" and "The Queen of Spades"; Orchestral "Romeo and Juliet", Serenade for Strings, Capriccio Italien etc.

5. Joseph Haydn

108 symphonies, 23 concertos, 13 operas, 3 oratorios, 14 masses, 68 string quartets, more than 200 other chamber works, 52 piano sonatas, 48 songs.
Almost all of Joseph Haydn's symphonies and string quartets are brilliant and bright.

6. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev

7 symphonies, 10 concertos, 8 operas, 5 cantatas, 9 ballets, 2 string quartets, 10 piano sonatas, 3 violin sonatas, 44 songs.
Prokofiev's modernistic fantastic and very original masterpieces are included in Top 10 the best of all time in various genres: Piano Concertos - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16, Operas - "The Love for Three Oranges", Ballets - "Romeo and Juliet", Music for Children - "Peter and the Wolf".

7. George Frideric Handel

37 concertos, 7 orchestral suites, 40 operas, 23 oratorios, 100 cantatas, 9 violin sonatas, 15 arias, 10 songs.
Music of Handel is grandiose and dramatic, filled with passion and vigor.

8. Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich

15 symphonies, 6 concertos, 2 operas, 2 cantatas, 3 ballets, 15 string quartets, 2 piano sonatas, 1 violin sonata, 90 songs.
In his works bright and pure sounds blaze up and wane in tenuous air like fireworks, each in the its place. Every sound of every instrument is clearly heard. A striking example is Symphony No. 9.

9. Franz Schubert

9 symphonies, 9 operas, 1 oratorio, 7 masses, 15 string quartets, 21 piano sonatas, 4 violin sonatas, 600 songs.
Schubert's romantic, tragic, lyrical songs, symphonies awake noble feelings.

10. Antonin Dvorak

9 symphonies, 4 concertos, 11 operas, 1 oratorio, 2 masses, 4 cantatas, 14 string quartets, 1 violin sonata, 107 songs.
Dvorak used many ideas from East-European folk's music in the wonderful and warm "Slavonic Dances" and from American folk's music in the great Symphony No. 9 "From the New World". Other classic works: Symphony No. 6, Symphony No. 7, Cello Concerto in B minor, Violin Concerto in A minor, Requiem, and Opera "Rusalka".

These are versatile composers. They wrote many works in various genres. We do not consider narrow specialists, as opera composers Verdi, Rossini and Wagner, or the piano composer Chopin, or the symphony composer Mahler.

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