Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) is widely regarded as the father of Czech national music. As a composer, conductor, and pianist, he played a central role in[…]

Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was an Italian composer whose prolific output, particularly his 555 keyboard sonatas, significantly shaped the landscape of Baroque and early Classical music.[…]

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) was a pivotal figure in the development of German Romantic opera and a multifaceted composer whose influence extended well beyond[…]

Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896) was one of Brazil’s greatest classical composers and the first New World composer to gain international acclaim in the European operatic[…]

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) is widely regarded as the most significant classical composer in Brazilian history and one of the most innovative composers of the 20th[…]

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was an Austrian composer who stands as one of the most pivotal figures in the development of classical music. Often referred[…]

Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) stands as one of the most iconic and enigmatic figures in the history of classical music. An Italian violinist and composer, he[…]

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1934[…]

Louis-Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was a pivotal figure in 19th-century French music, a composer whose innovative approach to orchestration and dramatic expression left an indelible mark[…]

Hector Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5, also known as his Requiem, stands as one of the most monumental sacred choral works in the[…]