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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