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InstrumentalGiovanni Pergolesi (Papal State, 1710): Stabat Mater John-Francis Wade (Britain, 1711): "Adeste Fideles" (1751) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Die Schopfun/ The Creation (1798) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): The Seasons (1801) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Symphony 44 (1771) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Paris Symphonies 82-87 (1785) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Seven Last Words of Christ (1785) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): London Symphonies 93-104 (1790) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Symphonies 88-92 (1787) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.17 (1771) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.20 (1772) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.54 (1788) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.71 (1793) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.76 (1797) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Quartets op.77 (1799) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Harmonie Messe (1802) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (1796) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Cello Concerto No. 1 in C minor (1765) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major (1783) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Sonata in C Hob XVI:50 (1794) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Sonata in E Flat Major Hob XVI:52 (1794) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Keyboard Trio in G major, Op. 73 No. 2 "Gypsy" (1795) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 33 No.2 "The Joke" (1781) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No.4 (1772) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 "Lark" (1790) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Mass No. 11 in D minor "Nelson" (1798) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Mass No. 9 in C major, in tempore belli "Paukenmesse" (1796) Joseph Haydn (Austria, 1732): Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor "Farewell" (1772) Luigi Boccherini (Lucca, 1743): String Quintets Luigi Boccherini (Lucca, 1743): String Quintet in E major, Op. 13 No. 5 Luigi Boccherini (Lucca, 1743): Sinfonie Luigi Boccherini (Lucca, 1743): Concerti Luigi Boccherini (Lucca, 1743): Cello Concerto in B flat major (177#) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Gradus ad Parnassum (1817) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in Bb Op 24/2 (1788) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata Op.25 No.5 (1790) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 37/2 (1798) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 34/2 (1795) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Sonatinas for piano Op. 36 (1797) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in B Minor Op. 40/2 (1802) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 40/3 (1802) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 46 (1820) Muzio Clementi (England, 1752): Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 50/3 (1821) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 36 in C major K425 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 39 in Eb K543 (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 40 in G minor K550 (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 41 in C major K551 (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 25 in G minor K183 (1773) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K364 (1779) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto 24 in C minor K491 (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto 20 in D Minor K466 (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto 21 in C K467 (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto 25 in C major K503 (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto 27 in Bb K595 (1791) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Concerto for clarinet K622 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Requiem (1791) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Posthorn Serenade KV 320 (1779) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quartets Nos. 14-19 (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quartet No. 20 K 499 in D (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quartet No. 19 K 465 in C major "Dissonance" (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello in G minor, K 516 (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano sonata No.11 in A Major K331 "Alla Turca" (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano sonata No.14 in C Minor K457 (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Fantasy in C Minor K. 475 (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Rondo in A Minor K511 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Adagio in B Minor K540 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Minuet K355 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Gigue K574 Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Divertimento for String Trio in E-Flat Major K 563 (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Fantasia No 3 in D minor K397 (1782) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Sonata No 16 "Facile/ Semplice" K545 (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Sonata for Two Pianos in D, K448 (1781) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Sonata KV.284 D major (1775) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Sonata KV.330 C major (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Sonata KV.332 F major (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Sonata KV.333 B flat major (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Fantasia for Mechanical Organ in F minor (1790) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Sonata in F major for piano duet K497 (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Sonata in F major for piano duet K521 (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 38 in D major "Prague" (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 35 in D major "Haffner" (1782) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Symphony 29 in A major (1774) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 22 in E flat major (1785) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 23 in A major (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 26 in D major "Coronation (1788) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 19 in F major (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 17 in G major (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 9 in E flat major "Jeunehomme" (1777) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 15 in B flat major (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto 14 in E flat major (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Violin Concerto 3 in G Major (1775) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Violin Concerto 5 in A Major "Turkish" (1775) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Violin Concerto 4 in D major (1775) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Oboe Concerto in C major (1777) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major (1778) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Flute and Harp Concerto in C major (1778) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Bassoon Concerto in B flat major (1774) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Mass in C minor "Great" (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Mass in C major "Coronation" (1779) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Serenata n. 10 “Gran Partita” (1782) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano in E flat major "Kegelstatt" (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quartet No. 21 in D major (1789) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major (1781) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major (1789) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quintet No.3 in C major, K 515 (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Misericordias Domini, K. 222 (1775) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): String Quintet No.5 in D major, K 593 (1790) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major (1784) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Quartet no 2 in E flat major (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto No. 10 in E major for Two Pianos, K. 365/316a (1779) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major (1783) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451 (1784) Luigi Cherubini (Tuscany, 1760): Requiem (1816) Luigi Cherubini (Tuscany, 1760): Mass in D Minor (1836) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 3 (1803) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 5 (1808) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 6 (1808) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 7 (1812) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 8 (1812) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 9 (1824) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Mass in C (1807) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Missa Solemnis in D (1822) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet op.127 (1825) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 4 in C Minor op.18/4 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 6 op.18/6 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 7 in F Major op.59/1 (1806) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 8 in E Minor op.59/2 (1806) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 9 in C Major op.59/3 (1806) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 10 in E-flat major op.74 (1809) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet 11 in F minor op.95 (1810) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet op.130 Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet op.131 Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet op.132 (1826) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): String Quartet op.135 (1826) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Grosse Fuge op.133 Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Violin Sonata 5 in F Op. 24 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Trio 7 in B-flat Major op.97 "Archduke" (1811) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Cello Sonata 3 in A op.69 (1808) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 3 (1795) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 6 (1798) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 8 in C Minor "Pathetique" op.13 (1799) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 10 in G Major op.14/2 (1799) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 18 (1802) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 13 in E-flat major "Quasi Una Fantasia" op.27/1 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 14 in C-sharp Minor "Moonlight" op.27/2 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 15 in D Major "Pastoral" op.28 (1801) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 17 in D minor "Tempest" op.31 (1802) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 21 in C Major "Waldstein" op.53 (1804) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 22 in F Major op.54 (1804) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 23 in F Minor "Appassionata" op.57 (1804) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 26 in E-flat Major "Das Lebewohl" op.81a (1810) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 27 (1814) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 28 in A Major op.101 (1816) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 29 in B-flat Major "Hammerklavier" op.106 (1819) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 30 in E Major op.109 (1820) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 31 in A-flat Major op.110 (1821) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano sonata 32 in C Minor op.111 (1821) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Sonata no.7 in D major op 10. No.3 (1798) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Sonata no.11 in Bb major op 22 (1800) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Violin sonata op.47 "Kreutzer" (1803) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Diabelli Variations op.120 (1823) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Bagatelle op.126 (1827) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor "Fur Elise" (1810) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Concerto 2 op.19 (1789) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Concerto 3 op.37 (1803) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major op.56 (1803) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Concerto 4 op.58 (1807) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Concerto 5 op.73 (1809) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Violin Concerto (1806) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Wellington's Victory Op. 91 (1813) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): "An die ferne Geliebte/ To the distant beloved" (1816) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Septet in E flat major (1800) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Piano Trio 4 in D major "Ghost" (1808) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Symphony 4 (1806) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Corolian overture (1807) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Egmont overture (1810) Hamamizade Ismail Dede Efendi (Turkey, 1778): "Seven Mevlevi Pieces for Samah" Nicolo` Paganini (Genoa, 1782): Violin Concerto 1 (1816) Nicolo` Paganini (Genoa, 1782): Moto Perpetuo op.11/6 for wind instruments Nicolo` Paganini (Genoa, 1782): Caprice No.24 in A minor (1817) John Field (Ireland, 1782): Nocturnes 1-3 (1812) John Field (Ireland, 1782): Nocturnes 4-6 (1817) John Field (Ireland, 1782): Piano Concerto No 2 (1811) John Field (Ireland, 1782): Piano Concerto No 5 (1815) John Field (Ireland, 1782): Piano Sonatas (1801) Carl Weber (Germany, 1786): Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor, Op.73 (1811) Carl Weber (Germany, 1786): Clarinet Quintet in B flat major (1815) Carl Weber (Germany, 1786): Bassoon Concerto in F major (1811) Gioacchino Rossini (Papal State, 1792): Petite Messe Solennelle (1863) Gioacchino Rossini (Papal State, 1792): Stabat Mater (1841) Franz Berwald (Sweden, 1796): String Quartet No. 3 in E flat (1849) Franz Berwald (Sweden, 1796): Quartet in E flat for Piano, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (1819) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Fantasia in C major "Wanderer" D760 (1822) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Fantasia in F minor D940 Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Sonata 21 in Bb D960 Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Sonata 18 in G major D894 Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Sonata D959 (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Sonata D960 (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet 11 in E major D353 (1816) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet 12 in C minor D703 (1820) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet 13 in A minor D804 (1824) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet 14 in D minor D810 "Death and the Maiden" (1826) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet 15 in G major D887 (1826) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): String Quintet D956 (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Forellen-Quintett D667 (1819) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Die Schoene Muellerin (1823) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Symphony 5 in B-flat (1816) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Symphony 8 in B minor "Unfinished" (1822) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Symphony 9 in C Major "Great" (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Winterreise (1827) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Schwanengesang (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Mass No. 5 in A flat (1822) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major (1824) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): String Quartet No. 12 in C minor "Quartettsatz" (1820) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Piano Trio No.1 in B flat major D898 (1828) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major D929 (1827) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Piano Sonata in A major, D 664 (1819) Franz Schubert (Germany, 1797): Quartet no. 8 (1814) OperaGiovanni Pergolesi (Papal State, 1710): La Serva Padrona (1733) Niccolo Jommelli (Naples, 1714): Armida Abbandonata (1770) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Christoph Gluck (Germany, 1714): Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) Christoph Gluck (Germany, 1714): Alceste (1767) Christoph Gluck (Germany, 1714): Ifigenia in Aulide (1774) Giovannni Paisiello (Naples, 1740): Nina pazza per amore (1789) Domenico Cimarosa (Naples, 1749): Il Matrimonio Segreto (1792) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Idomeneo (1781) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Le Nozze di Figaro (1786) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Don Giovanni (1787) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Cosi` Fan Tutte (1790) Wolfgang Mozart (Austria, 1756): Die Zauberfloete (1791) Luigi Cherubini (Tuscany, 1760): Medee (1797) Ludwig Van Beethoven (Germany, 1770): Fidelio (1814) Gaspare Spontini (Papal State, 1774): La Vestale (1807) Daniel Auber (France, 1782): Fra Diavolo (1830) Carl-Maria von Weber (Germany, 1786): Der Freischutz (1820) Giacomo Meyerbeer (France, 1791): The Huguenots (1836) Gioacchino Rossini (Papal State, 1792): Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) Gioacchino Rossini (Papal State, 1792): La Gazza Ladra (1817) Gioacchino Rossini (Papal State, 1792): Guillaume Tell (1829) Gaetano Doninzetti (Venice, 1797): Don Pasquale (1843) Gaetano Doninzetti (Venice, 1797): Lucia di Lammermoor (1835) Gaetano Doninzetti (Venice, 1797): L'Elisir d'Amore (1832) Jacques Halevy (France, 1799): La Juive (1835) Composers born before the 18th centuryComposers born in the 18th centuryComposers born in the 19th centuryComposers born after 1899Composers born after 1929Composers born after 1949See the note at the bottom of this page about the country credited for the musician (it is not necessarily the country where the musician was born, and not the country that exists today but didn't exist back then). |
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