Top 10 German Classical Musicians

The Top Ten
1 Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, ...read more.
2 Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor.
3 Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas.
4 Felix Mendelssohn
5 Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms was a German composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna.
6 George Frideric Handel
7 Robert Schumann
8 Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film score composer and record producer. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films.
9 Richard Strauss
10 Otto Klemperer

He was a conductor

The Contenders
11 Johann Pachelbel

His Canon in D is voted #3 on the Greatest classical music pieces list, and his other pieces for organ are impressive as well, such as Ciacona in F.

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