The greatest composers of the classical period
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) :
Vivaldi was an Italian composer and a violinist. His best-known work is the group of four violin concerti titled 'The Four Seasons'.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Mozart began his career as a childhood prodigy and is widely regarded as a pioneer of western music. He is the only composer to write and excel in all of the musical genres of his time, and in turn, shape generations of music to come.
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Chopin was a Polish-French composer and a pianist. He devoted himself to a single instrument and his best-known work is Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2.
Piotr Ilich Tchaïkovsky (1840-1893)
Tchaïkovsky is a Russian composer who was influenced by a variety of music styles from France, Italy, German, and Western. Some of his best- known works were composed for a ballet, including 'Swan Lake' and 'The Sleeping Beauty'.
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
The German composer extended the art form of opera and revolutionized western music. He's one of the most controversial figures in classical music.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
The German pianist is regarded as one of the most widely renowned figures in the world of classical music. Although his career was marked with progressive deafness, it didn't stop him from composing.