I opened the class blog with Anthony Tommasini article, “The Greatest,” where he provides his top 10 list of THE GREATEST classical composers of all time. Again, here’s his list:
- Bach
- Beethoven
- Mozart
- Schubert
- Debussy
- Stravinsky
- Brahms
- Verdi
- Wagner
- Bartok
Now that we’re at the end of this class, put together your own top 5 list from the composers that we had in class. In your comment, make your top 5 list and provide a 1-2 sentences about why you included them. (You can have one composer that is a “just because.”)
(This comment will count as an extra 5 points towards your final grade!)
After taking this class, I learned more about different composers and their works. Here is my revised list.
1. Beethoven
2. Brahms
3. Wagner
4. Mahler
5. Debussy
Without hestitation, Beethoven is in the top of my list, because of his innovation and influence to the succeeding composers. Brahms is my personal preference, but I like the way that he challenged the past in his symphonies, by using old forms that are capable of being heard in new ways. Wagner is ranked the third because of the greatness in his opera’s works. There are huge elements in his opera. The “Ring Cycle” that performed in the opera house every year, is an important heritage. Mahler’s ten symphonies are masterpieces. I would enjoy them for my whole life. Debussy is an important composer in the modern period. he overthrew the domination of the 19th century German music. He developed the new style of writing and challenged the tonality.
From the composers we had in class I picked the following top 5:
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. Franz Schubert
4. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
5. Felix Mendelssohn
Beethoven was a genius and his contribution to the world of music is remarkable. The Third,
Fifth, and Ninth Symphonies belong to a league of their own.
It was not easy to decide whether to put Mozart or Beethoven on the first spot, since the two
composers are equally great. Mozart wrote beautiful string quartets, works for piano, concertos
and symphonies, but I like his operas “Don Giovanni” and “Cosi Fan Tutte” the most.
On the third spot I placed Franz Schubert because of his Lieder – “Gretchen am Spinnrade,”
“Die Forelle,” “Der Erlkoenig” and many others.
Tchaikovsky wrote some amazing ballet music – “Swan Lake,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Nutcracker.”
Felix Mendelssohn had to be in my top 5 list simply because he had such an incredible talent. To
be able to write “Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the age of 17 is outstanding. I also love his Lieder ohne Worte.
1. Franz Liszt
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
3. Frédéric Chopin
4. Franz Schubert
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This being a subjective question my Top Five picks are purely based on my opinion. I don’t believe that any one composer is “better” than the other, just different from the other. Liszt is at the top of my list because he is a showman, he lived an awesome crazy life and he was revered as one of the best by his fellow composers. Beethoven was an all-around music industry mogul. He ran his own shows, promoted his own shows, wrote his own music, and reaped all of the fiscal benefits. I picked Chopin and Schubert simple because I enjoy their music. In a genre of music I don’t really listen to on my leisure time these are the two I would pick to have coming out of my earphones. Mozart just made the list because… well I don’t know why he made the list. I guess his name looks cool on lists.
Before I list my top 5 composers, I have to say that I am a bit biased towards those of the Romanic period (it’s my favorite).
1. Felix Mendelssohn
2. Frédéric Chopin
3. Franz Schubert
4. Claude Debussy
5. Ludwig van Beethoven
I listed Felix Mendelssohn as my top choice because he was the composer I listened to most when I was growing up and there has always been a soft spot in my heart for his music. My favorite piece from Mendelssohn comes from Songs Without Words, from Book 2, Op. 30 No. 6 (also known as the Venetian Boat Song).
Next is Chopin, simply because I love the amount of depth and complexity in his piano pieces. As a former pianist, I definitely appreciate the amount of skill it takes to play a piece by Chopin and when played correctly, it’s absolutely beautiful.
Before this class, I never really listened to Schubert, and whenever I heard the name all I could think of was the Shubert family (prominent members of the theatre scene in New York in the 1900’s). Now I’ve come to enjoy listening to Franz Schubert’s music, especially since he laid the groundwork for the rest of the Romantic composers that came before him.
Debussy made my list because I am very into impressionist music. I love impressionist art, and I try to hear impressionist music the same way. He was a forerunner in the area and made it something to remember. My favorite piece by Debussy is Clair de Lune (I know, very original). It’s a very beautiful piece, and although Debussy is only number four on my list, this is one of my favorite classical pieces.
Lastly, number five on my list is Beethoven (because what type of “top composer” list would this be without either Mozart, Bach, or Beethoven?). I admire Beethoven’s work because by taking a look at his nine symphonies in order, we are able to take a journey through his life via music. We can try to understand what he was going through as he became completely deaf and began to disregard what people thought about his music. You can’t do that with a lot of composers, and with Beethoven being one of the greats, I think it’s pretty great.
Picking a top 5 list isn’t an easy thing to do because its not just about being critical or selective. The study of music history isn’t just about the great works themselves. When performing an analytical ranking of even one’s personal favorites, it would be doing a disservice not take into account the influence other works and composers have had over on a particular work. On the other side of that coin is a work that accomplishes so much and speaks loudly enough for several works and styles that it must me included. I am going to present my list of top 5 works we looked at this semester with the aforementioned sentiment in mind.
First and foremost, in the interest of framing the rest of my choices (and for those who haven’t read any of my other posts), Phillip Glass’s Koyaanisqatsi, is my personal favorite. Understanding my penchant for minimalism will help establish a baseline as to why the other works appeal to me.
Taking a step backward from Glass and minimalism, I would have to say that while Shoenberg’s pieces aren’t overtly appealing yet ‘Piano Suite, op. 25’ ranks in my top five works because of it formula based composition. This served as a cultural precursor to minimalism and I recognize its importance to that respect, but until taking this class I never heard its importance. Although the patterns aren’t as evident as Koyaanisqatsi, they’re there and thats what’s important.
Coming in at number three is Debussy’s ‘Golliwogg’s Cakewalk.’ I really enjoy the fact that Debussy’s pieces are sometimes musical translations of specific and rather tangible events and aspects of humanity, not just about abstract feelings or personal expression. I think that although the reasoning behind this particular work is considered by today’s standards to be racist and uncouth, I find it rather clever when placed in the proper context. I’m sure that better music along these lines exists but nothing we have covered in class. Also, I selected this one because I feel that it represents a matured work rather than something like ‘Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune.’ (I considered placing ‘Voiles’ here but I felt I needed to get out of my own comfort zone for my own good.)
Touching on some symphonic works. I feel that Beethoven’s ‘Eroica,’ Symphony no. 3, deserves a spot because it not only represents a maturation of an artist but also an era. I Even though the lines between periods are often blurred I feel that this represents the pinnacle of his second period of work, his period of mastery, and it is a great piece to demonstrate classical style. The four sections are clearly linked, yet the range of emotion and expression is among the largest of any work we’ve looked at. It’s hard to say where the line between Classical and Romantic is to be drawn but this work could be it. It’s textures are not as full or expressive as they become in the Romantic period but there is a significant amount of buildup and schmaltz which is a characteristic of the Romantic period.
I think that for reasons of tonality alone, I think that Stravinsky’s ‘Octet for Wind’s’ deserves a spot as fifth. As much as this class has been about understanding harmonic tonality. I really enjoy delving deep into a subject (why survey classes are a bit difficult for me), and I find that this piece draws upon that notion. At first it may seem as if it were transposed from a string work but as it expands it seems that if it were actually separated from a larger symphonic piece. It’s music for music’s sake, just and exploration in tonality.
Creating this list gave me much to reflect upon. Survey classes are never easy for me, so this exercise in judgement and analysis gave me an opportunity to reflect upon the past semester as a whole. It gave me the opportunity to asses the reasoning for my tastes in music and understand not only how I arrived at this point, but also how the music itself evolved.
As for a top 5 list, I feel that it is hard to place composers in an order. I feel the same way when rating a variety of things, not just music. How do you “grade” someone higher than another? I assume it is just based on personal preference, but some composers are very close to one another for me, and since they are all unique, it is hard to place one over the other. Some of their music is very different from one another as well, so it may be hard to compare one composer to another. Also, there are so many great classical composers that it is hard to fit them all into a list of only 5 spots. Nevertheless, I will attempt to place them in order, and here is my list:
1. Beethoven
2. Mozart
3. Verdi
4. Schumann
5. Debussy
Beethoven was a very talented composer, with many innovations. He “broke the rules” and went against the current in some of his compositions, which made him unique and also separates him from the rest. His symphonies are widely-known and popular, and he was able to compose magnificent and difficult symphonies even when he was deaf. Mozart I chose because of his talent, as well as a few of his operas, such as some arias from Don Giovanni. In addition, his other compositions, such as “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” are also great, and it shows that he was very versatile and composed in a variety of areas. Verdi composed great pieces for his opera Rigoletto, and I really enjoy some of his arias, such as “La Donna e Mobile” from Rigoletto. I chose Schumann because of his German lieder. I really enjoy his compositions to the various poems. His compositions fit the lyrics well, and also at times they imitate the action, which is a very interesting technique. In regard to Debussy, I have recently gotten into his music more, and I chose him because of his relaxing and beautiful pieces. “Clair de Lune” is a very beautiful piece, among others.
This class has exposed me to many different kinds of composers and classical pieces. I look forward to delving into more classical music, and it is likely that my top 5 list will change at some point, when I am more familiar with more compositions of the various composers.
I learned a lot more about diverse composers after taking this class. It’s interesting how I really don’t enjoy Opera but my number one is Verdi. This is my list:
1. Verdi
2. Haydn
3. Beethoven
4. Chopin
5. Bartok
Verdi made it to number one in the list because I always really enjoyed his opera “Rigoletto”. I never liked operas but this is the most interesting one of all. The story is great and so is the music to go along with it. My favorite piece of this opera is “La donna e mobile.” The melodies are something you can dance to. The story of the opera is something that is common today as well. This is a very popular opera and well-known.
Haydn is number two solely because of his string quartets. He was the father of the string quartets. Since I did a paper on him last semester I’ve listened to many of his quartets and a lot of them tell a story to what he was going through at that time. My favorite one was his string quartet No. 33. I liked the “joke” movement in it and how this wasn’t really used at that time and he did it and it worked.
I like Beethoven just because of his works and his life. I like his piano sonatas.
Chopin made my number four because of his beautiful melodies in his pieces. I enjoy his piano pieces and how they tell a story. He is considered one of the great masters in romantic music. I also really enjoy his nocturnes. Nocturnes is a musical composition that is inspired by the night.
Bartok made my list as well because of the Alexander String Quartet. I went to their concert and they performed Bartok which I enjoyed. Bartok’s string quartets are nice and melodic. I liked that sometimes the cello had great melodies as well.
This class exposed me to a lot of different styles of music that I never listen to. I enjoy some and some I didn’t enjoy. I learned to respect all of the composers because they were all musical geniuses!
Here’s my list
1. Beethoven. I feel almost everyone will put him as first, for his greatness technique, deepness and unpredictable of his late period compositions, and all the struggle he has been through to compose those music.
2. Schubert. He is probably the most prolific lieder composer; he wrote about 600 lieder in his short life. He died at the age of 31. Like Bach, most of his work stated to gain popularity after his death.
3. Debussy: I started to like him more after our class, and this class also changed my “ear”. I was a very tonal person, so anything that is a little off center sounds harsh to me. But I start to accept impressionism and enjoy this vague music style.
4. Wagner: Same with Debussy, I didn’t like his opera and didn’t really know what’s happening within the music. But now I learnt his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, and love Leitmovie and Tristan chord he used to create the dramatic effect in his opera. Also a challenge to my ear.
5. Stravinsky: he is a very innovative composer and his work was in both primitivism and neo classical style. The music he wrote for dance and ballet is also of great artistic value.
My list is as follows:
1. Scott Joplin:
His ragtime music is the closest to what I grew up around. Additionally, I really enjoy the Maple Leaf Rag; I can listen to that song all day. The groove of Ragtime in general is something that I like and can relate to and because of the way Joplin executed it with Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer, I would title him as my number one favorite composer from this semester.
2. Arnold Schoenberg:
He is titled as my second favorite composer because of his ability to challenge what was previously existing in music. His music is atonal and was strongly rejected from society. Nevertheless, many composers adopted his twelve tone scale into their music. He stamped the music world in an unconventional way- through upsetting his audience rather than pleasing them. This is why he is my second favorite composer.
3. Igor Stravinsky:
Schoenberg beats Stravinsky because he pushed the atonal method further than Stravinsky, but we must honor him for introducing us to atonality. His “Rite of Spring” ballet caused one of the greatest riots of music history. Unlike Schoenberg, Stravinsky implemented his ideas of atonality in the midst of a fully tonal society with an art form such as ballet where the message should be relayed through the music and dance. This caused them to lead into atonality. Stravinsky is a true pioneer of atonality and my third choice.
4. Giuseppe Verdi:
Throughout the semester, I enjoyed the all of the operas. Verdi was an excellent opera writer. His “Rigoletto” was great. The story line to the music was really good. This is my “just because” simply because I really enjoyed the opera (more than I expected to).
5. Tania Leon
She makes number 5 because I don’t know much music from her but I was pleasantly intrigued by the combination of the cuban rhythms and the chord structure that she used to put the piece together. I found that it isn’t common to have such a busy rhythmic pattern moving with such a seemingly conflicting chord structure. The way that she arranged Guanando fascinated me.
My list of composers are
1. Chopin
2.Liszt
3.Beethoven
4.Mozart
5. Stravinsky
This list of course is very subjective to my personal taste because I made the list strictly by first adding piano virtuosos . I personally love them because of the piano works. I put Beethoven and Mozart next, because you cannot make a list without them. I had to put Stravinsky on the list because I personally love the fact that he dabbled in different forms of music. He liked to experiment in different ways. He always pushed the envelope. So here is my very biased list.
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1-BACH
2-MOZART
3-TCHAIKOVSKY
4-BEETHOVEN
5-J.STRAUSS II
THE BEST COMPOSERS IN YEARS. THE BEST COMPOSITION IN YEARS WITH FIRST PUBLISHER.
1600- CACCINI- AVE MARIA
1610- MONTEVERDI- DEUS IN INTONATIO-VESPRO
1630- ALLEGRI- MISERERE MEI DEUS
1685- PURCELL- TRUMPET TUNE AND AIR
1688- CHARPENTIER- TE DEUM-PRALADIUM
1689- PURCELL- OVERTURE DIDO AND AENEAS
1695-PURCELL-THE FAIRY QUEEN-HORNPIPE
1698-PACHELBEL-CANON IN D
1700-CLARKE-TRUMPET VOLUNTARY
1708- BACH- TOCCATA E FUGUE
1711 -HANDEL-RINALDO
1712- VIVALDI-STABAT MATER
1713 CORELLI-CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO. 3
1716- VIVALDI-LARGO-CONCERTO-IN-D-MAJOR
1717-HANDEL-WATER MUSIC SUITE NO.2
1718-VIVALDI-CONCERTO FUR 2 TROMPETEN-ALLEGRO
1719-VIVALDI-CONCERTO FOR OBOE VIOLIN IN B FLAT MAJOR RV 548
1720-BACH-CELLO SUITE NO.1
1721-BACH-BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO.3
1722-BACH-PRELUDE AND FUGUE NO.1 BWV 846-WILL TEMPERED CLAVIER
1723-BACH-AIR SUITE NO.3
1725-VIVALDI-SPRING FOUR SEASONS
1727-HANDEL-ZADOK THE PRIEST-CORONATION ANTHEM
1728-VIVALDI-FLUTE CONCERTO IN G MINOR LA NOTTE-ALLEGRO
1729-VIVALDI-MANDOLINE CONCERTO IN C RV 425
1730-ALBINONI-ADAGIO
1731-BACH-CANTALA WACHET AUF RAFT UNS DIE STIMME
1732-BACH-VIOLIN CONCERTO BWV 1042-ADAGIO
1733-HANDEL-SARABANDA
1734-BACH-SICILIANA
1735-BACH-ITALIAN CONCERTO-ALLEGRO
1736- PERGOLEZI-STABAT MATER
1738- HANDEL-LARGO AUS XERXES
1739- BACH- BADINERIE SUITE NO.2
1740- HANDEL-CONCERTO GROSSO OP.6 NO.4
1741- BACH -THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS-ARIA DA CAPO
1742- HANDEL-HALLELUJAH
1745- BACH-OBOE CONCERTO IN D- 2 MOVEMENT
1749- HANDEL-MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL -LA REJOUISSANCE
1750- BACH-OSANNA MASS IN B MINOR
1751- BACH-THE ART OF FUGUE- CONTRAPUNTUS
1755- LEOPOLD MOZART-DAS ROLLEN AUF DEM SCHLITTEN
1761- W.MOZART-MINUET FOR HARPSICHORD
1762- GLUCK-DANCE OF THE BLESSED SPIRTIS
1767- GLUCK-ARCESTE OVERTURE
1768- HAYDN-SERENADE
1773- MOZART-SYMPHONY NO.25
1775- MOZART-VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.3
1776- MOZART-SERENATA NOTTURNA
1777- MOZART-SYMPHONY CONCERTANTE
1778- MOZART- FLUTE CONCERTO NO.2
1779- MOZART-SYMPHONY CONCERTANTE
1781- MOZART-OBOE QUARTET K 370-ADAGIO
1783- MOZART-SYMPHONY NO.3 HAFFNER
1784- MOZART-RONDO ALLA TURCO
1785- MOZART-PIANO CONCERTO NO.20
1786- MOZART- OVERTURE THE MARRIGE OF FIGARO
1787- MOZART- EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
1788- MOZART- SYMPHONY NO.40
1789- HAYDN-SYMPHONY NO.88 FINAL
1791- MOZART- REQUIEM LACRIMOSA
1792- HAYDN-SYMPHONY NO.94 -SUNPRISE
1794- HAYDN-SYMPHONY NO.101 -ANDANTE
1795- HAYDN-SYMPHONY NO.104
1796- BEETHOVEN-MINUET IN G
1798- HAYDN-THE CREATION
1799- BEETHOVEN-PIANO SONATA NO.8 -ADAGIO CANTABILE
1800- HAYDN-TRUMPET CONCERTO
1802- BEETHOVEN-MOONLIGHT SONATA
1804- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.3 EROICA
1805- BEETHOVEN-ROMANCE VIOLIN OP.50 NO.2
1806- BEETHOVEN-PIANO CONCERTO NO.4
1807- BEETHOVEN-PIANO SONATA NO.23 APPASSIONATA
1808- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.5
1809- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.5 ( POPULAR 2 YEARS)
1810- BEETHOVEN-FUR ELISE
1811- BEETHOVEN-PIANO CONCETO NO.5
1812- SCHUBERT-GERMAN DANCE NO.1
1813- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.7 OP.92-ALLEGRETO
1814- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.8 OP.93-ALLEGRO SCHERZANDO
1816- ROSSINI-OVERTURE THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
1818-PAGANINI- VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.1 Op.6 – RONDO- ALLEGRO SPIRITUOSO
1819- WEBER-AUFFORDERUNG ZUM TANZ OP.65
1820- PAGANINI-CAPRICCIO NO. 24
1821- WEBER-OVERTURE DER FREISCHUTZ
1822- SCHUBERT-UNFINISHED SYMPHONY NO.8
1823- SCHUBERT-DIE SCHONE MULLERIN
1824- BEETHOVEN-SYMPHONY NO.9
1825- SCHUBERT-AVE MARIA
1826- SCHUBERT-THREE MARCHES MILITAIRES
1827- MENDELSSOHN-A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
1828- SCHUBERT-SERENADE
1829- ROSSINI-OVERTURE WILLIAM TELL
1830- BERLIOZ-SYMPHONY FANTASTIQUE
1831- CHOPIN-ETUDE OP.10 NO.12
1833- MENDELSSOHN-SYMPHONY NO.4 ITALIA
1834- CHOPIN- GRANDE WALTZ BRILLANTE OP.18
1835- CHOPIN-WALTZ OP.69 NO.2
1836- CHOPIN-BALLADE NO.1
1837- BERLIOZ-GRANDE MESSE DES MORTS-REQUIEM
1838- SCHUMANN-KINDERZENEN OP.15 TRAUMEREI
1839- SCHUBERT-SYMPHONY NO.9 THE GREAT
1840- CHOPIN-POLONAISE OP.40 NO.3
1841- SCHUMANN-SYMPHONY NO.4 OP.20
1842- VERDI-VA PENSIERO- NABUCCO
1843- MENDELSSOHN-WEDDING MARSH
1844- MENDELSSOHN-SPRING SONG
1845- WAGNER-ARRIVAL OF THE GUEST AT WARTBURG
1846- SUPPE-OVERTURE POET AND POESANT
1847- CHOPIN-WALTZ OP.64 NO.2
1848- SCHUMANN-THE MERRY PEASANT
1849- J.STRAUSS I-RADETZKY MARSH
1850- LISZT-LIEBESTRAUM NO.3
1851- LISZT-HUNGARIAN PHAPSODY NO.2 , VERDI- LA DONNA E MOBILE-RIGOLETTO
1852- J.STRAUSS II-ANNEN POLKA
1853- VERDI-LA TRAVIATA
1854- LISZT-LES PRELUDES
1855- GOUNOD-SANCTUS-ST.CECILIA MASS
1856- GLINKA-WALTZ FANTASIA
1857- LISZT-PIANO CONCERTO NO.2
1858- J.STRAUSS II-TRITSCH TRATSCH POLKA
1859- GOUNOD/BACH-AVE MARIA
1860- RUBINSTEIN-ROMANCE
1861- J.STRAUSS II-PERPETUM MOBILE
1862- VERDI-OVERTURE THE FORCE OF DESTINY
1863- BIZET-AND FOND DUTEMPLE SAINT
1864- GRIEG-I LOVE YOU
1865- WAGNER-PRELUDE AND LIBESTOD-TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
1866- BRAHMS-WALTZ OP.39 NO.15
1867- J.STRAUSS II-WALTZ THE BLUE DANUBE
1868- BRAHMS-WIEGENLIED OP.49 NO.4
1869- GRIEG-KLAVIERKONZERT OP.16-ALLEGRO
1870- WAGNER-RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES
1871- VERDI-TRIUMPH MARSH-AIDA
1872- BIZET-L ARLESIENNE INTERMEZZO
1873- BRAHMS-VARIATIONS ON A THEME(HAYDN)-FINALE
1874- VERDI-MESSA DA REQUIEM-DIES IRAE
1875- TCHAIKOVSKY-PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ALLEGRO,BIZET-LES TOREADORES-CARMEN, SMETANA-VLTAVA-MA VLAST
1876- GRIEG-MORNING, BRAHMS-HUNGARIAN DANCE NO.5
1877- TCHAIKOVSKY- SWAN LAKE WALTZ
1878- TCHAIKOVSKY-SYMPHONY NO.4 FINALE
1879- TCHAIKOVSKY-POLONAISE EVGENE ONEGIN
1880- TCHAIKOVSKY-OVERTURE FANTASIA ROMEO AND JULIETTE
1881- OFFENBACH-BARCAROLLE-THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
1882- TCHAIKOVSKY-1812 OVERTURE
1883- J.STRAUSS II-WALTZ FRUHLINGSSTIMMEN, BRAHMS-SYMPHONY NO.3-POCO ALLEGRETTO OP.90
1884- GRIEG-HOLBERG SUITE OP.40 PRELUDE
1885- BRAHMS-SYMPHONY NO.4 OP.98
1886- DVORAK-SLAVONIC DANCE NO.2 OP.72-MODERATO
1887- RIMSKY-KORSAKOV-CAPRICCIO ESPAGNOL
1888- SATIE-GYMPODEPIC NO.1, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV-THE STORY OF THE KALENDER PRINCE-SHEHERAZADA, FAURE-PAVANE
1889- J.STRAUSS II-EMPEROR WALTZ
1890- TCHAIKOVSKY- WALTZ THE SLEEPING BEAUTY,BORODIN-POLOVTSIAN DANCE-PRINCE IGOR
1891- MUSSORGSKY-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
1892- TCHAIKOVSKY- WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS- THE NUTCRACKER
1893- DVORAK-SYMPHONY NO.9 NEW WORLD
1894- MASSENET-MEDITATION-TAIS, DVORAK-HUMORESQUE
1895- BOELLMANN-SUITE GOTIQUE OP.25
1896- R.STRAUSS -ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA-FANFARE
1897- HUMPERDINCK -EVENSONG
1898- RIMSKY-KORSAKOV -THE INDIAN-SADKO
1899- J.STRAUSS II-WALTZ VIENNA BLOOD
1900- RIMSKY-KORSAKOV -DER HUMMELFLUG, SIBELIUS-FINLADIA
1901- RACHMANINOV-PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 OP.18-ADAGIO SOSTENUTO,ELGAR-MARSH POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
1902- RAVEL-PAVANE POUR UNE
1903- RACHMANINOV-PRELUDE OP.23
1904- MAHLER-SYMPHONY NO.5
1905- DEBUSSY-CLAIR DE LUNA
1906- RACHMANINOV-ITALIAN POLKA
1908- DEBUSSY-GOLLIWOGS CAKEWALK
1909- RACHMANINOV-PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 OP.30-ALLEGRO MA NO TANTA
1910- DEBUSSY-LE FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN THE GIRL
1911- STRAVINSKY-PETROUSHKA
1912- RAVEL-DAPHNIS E CHLOE
1913- STRAVINSKY-THE RITE OF SPRING
1915- RACHMANINOV-VOCALISE OP.34 NO.14
1917- PUCCINI-LA RONDINE
1918- HOLST-JUPITER-THE PLANETS
1919- ELGAR-CELLO CONCERTO OP.85-ADAGIO MODERATO
1920- STRAVINSKY-MINUET
1921- ARNOLD-PRELUDE LITTLE SUITE NO.1
1922- SAINT SAENS-THE SWAN
1924- GERSHWIN-RHAPSODY IN BLUE
1926- PUCCINI-NESSUN DORMA-TURANDOT
1928- RAVEL-BOLERO
1929- LEGAR-JE TE RENDRAI LE COUER
1930- STRAVINSKY-SYMPHONY OF PSALMS
1931- STRAVINSKY-SYMPHONY OF PSALMS( POPULAR 2 YEARS)
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