Classical music is the father and mother to many musical styles today. These 30 famous and catchy classical musical pieces did much to inspire generation upon generations of musicians to heights of creativity. These are the bar setters, and each one of these is simply a work of genius - a masterpiece. Don't worry if you don't recognize the names, just play a piece and I'll bet you'll find out you've known this music all your life... Enjoy! |
J.S Bach |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Georges Bizet Carmen |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Frederick Chpin |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Johann Strauss II |
Aram Khachaturian |
J.S Bach |
Edward Grieg |
George Frideric Handel |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Maurice Ravel |
Modest Mussorgsky |
Johann Strauss Sr. |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Camille Saint-Saens |
Richard Strauss |
Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Nicholai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Claude Debussy |
Antonio Vivaldi |
Antonio Vivaldi |
Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky |
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