Top Ten Most Memorable Classic Composers
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, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and one opera, Fidelio. ...read more. Agree about Ludwig... But Chopin not being in the top 10 only shows how popular vote can be often wrong. He wrote the most beautiful pieces of pianos of all time. Is there anyone from over 15 years old who does not know the most famous funeral march in the world?...
Why do Mozart, Beethoven and Bach ALWAYS have to be at the top of every single list about classical music, not only on TheTopTens? They're good but to me it seems their fans aren't fans of classical music as a whole (the same goes for Eminem and hip-hop)
Both he and Mozart are synonymous with classical music. The opening to Beethoven's 5th symphony, and the finale of his 9th are universally recognized.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, born in Salzburg.
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.
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.
Franz Liszt was a prolific 19th-century Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, organist, philanthropist, author, nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary.
Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer. Not the most famous on this list but I just wanna say his Bolero is awesome.
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas. One title: The Ride Of The Valkyries.
This man practically invented cartoon music. His work on the classic Warner Bros. cartoons stands the test of time
Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. Schubert died before his 32nd birthday, but was extremely prolific during his lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Appreciation of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked ...read more.
Claude Debussy was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Georges Bizet, registered at birth as Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer of the romantic era. "Les Toreadors" from Carmen Suite.
Flight Of The Bumblebee
