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Classical Music

644 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Dennis BrainPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Brain, c.
Dennis Russell DaviesPerson · Music memorabiliaDennis Russell Davies (born April 16, 1944) is an American conductor and pianist. He is chief conductor of the Brno Philharmonic and of the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Deryck CookePerson · Music memorabiliaDeryck Cooke (14 September 1919 – 26 October 1976) was a British musician, musicologist, broadcaster and Gustav Mahler expert.
Désirée ArtôtPerson · Music memorabiliaDésirée Artôt (21 July 1835 – 3 April 1907) was a Belgian soprano (initially a mezzo-soprano), who was famed in German and Italian opera and sang mainly in Germany.
Diane BishPerson · Music memorabiliaDiane Joyce Bish (born May 25, 1941) is an American organist, composer, conductor, as well as executive producer and host of The Joy of Music television series.
Dinu LipattiPerson · Music memorabiliaConstantin "Dinu" Lipatti (2 December 1950) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was cut short by his death from effects related to Hodgkin's disease at age 33.
Domenico DragonettiPerson · Music memorabiliaDomenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti (7 April 1763 – 16 April 1846) was an Italian double bass virtuoso and composer with a three string double bass.
Don ShirleyPerson · Music memorabiliaDonald Walbridge Shirley (January 29, 1927 – April 6, 2013) was an American classical and jazz pianist and composer.
Doriot Anthony DwyerPerson · Music memorabiliaDoriot Anthony Dwyer (March 6, 1922 – March 14, 2020) was an American flutist. She was one of the first women to be awarded principal chair for a major U.S.
Earl WildPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Earl Wild in 1978
Edgard VarèsePerson · Music memorabiliaEdgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (French: [ɛdɡaʁ viktɔʁ aʃil ʃaʁl vaʁɛz]; also spelled Edgar;
Edino KriegerPerson · Music memorabiliaEdino Krieger (17 March 1928 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian avant-garde composer, conductor, record producer and musical critic.
Edo de WaartPerson · Music memorabiliaEdo de Waart (born 1 June 1941, Amsterdam) is a Dutch retired conductor. He is Music Director Laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
Édouard RislerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Édouard Risler.
Eduard BrunnerPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Eduard Brunner
Eduard MarxsenPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Marxsen (23 July 1806 – 18 November 1887) was a German pianist, composer and teacher.
Eduard SteuermannPerson · Music memorabiliaEduard Steuermann (June 18, 1892, in Sambor, Austria-Hungary – November 11, 1964, in New York City) was an Austrian-born American pianist and composer.
Edward MacDowellPerson · Music memorabiliaEdward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period.
Edwin FischerPerson · Music memorabiliaEdwin Fischer (6 October 1886 – 24 January 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. He is regarded as one of the great interpreters of J.S.
Egon PetriPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Egon Petri
Egon WelleszPerson · Music memorabiliaEgon Joseph Wellesz, CBE, FBA (21 October 1885 – 9 November 1974) was an Austrian, later British composer, teacher and musicologist, notable particularly in the field of Byzantine music.
Eldbjørg HemsingPerson · Music memorabiliaEldbjørg Hemsing (born 16 February 1990) is a Norwegian violinist known for her interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.
Eleazar de CarvalhoPerson · Music memorabiliaEleazar de Carvalho (28 June 1912 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian conductor and composer.
Eleni KaraindrouPerson · Music memorabiliaEleni Karaindrou (born 25 November 1939) is a Greek composer. She is best known for scoring the films of the Greek director Theo Angelopoulos.
Élisabeth Jacquet de La GuerrePerson · Music memorabiliaÉlisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre (née Jacquet, 17 March 1665 – 27 June 1729) was a French musician, harpsichordist and composer.
Elisabeth SchumannPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Elisabeth Schumann
Eliso VirsaladzePerson · Music memorabiliaEliso Virsaladze (ელისო ვირსალაძე; born 14 September 1942) is a Georgian pianist.
Elsa BarrainePerson · Music memorabiliaElsa Jacqueline Barraine (lang; 13 February 1910 – 20 March 1999) was a composer of French music in the time after the neoclassicist movement of Les Six, Ravel, and Stravinsky.
Emanuel AxPerson · Music memorabiliaEmanuel "Manny" Ax (born June 8, 1949) is a Polish-American classical pianist. He is known for his chamber music collaborations with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Isaac Stern and Young…
Emil GilelsPerson · Music memorabiliaEmil Grigoryevich Gilels (19 October 1916 – 14 October 1985; born Samuil) was a Russian and Soviet pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time.
Emily BearPerson · Music memorabiliaEmily Jordan Bear (born August 30, 2001) is an American composer and pianist. After beginning to play the piano and compose music as a small child, Bear made her professional piano debut at…
Emmanuel PahudPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French.
Endre GranatPerson · Music memorabiliaEndre Granat (born in Hungary in August 3, 1937) is an American violinist. He is regarded as the most recorded violinist and concertmaster working in the studios today.
Erich KleiberPerson · Music memorabiliaErich Kleiber (5 August 1890 – 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the Western classics and as an advocate of Neue Musik.
Ernest GuiraudPerson · Music memorabiliaErnest Guiraud (lang; 23 June 18376 May 1892) was an American-born French composer and music teacher.
Ernst MielckPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Leopold Christian Mielck (24 October 187722 October 1899) was a Finnish composer and pianist of the late Romantic period.
Ernst PauerPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Pauer (21 December 1826 – 5 May 1905) was an Austrian pianist, composer and educator.
Erwin SchulhoffPerson · Music memorabiliaErwin Schulhoff (Ervín Schulhoff; 8 June 189418 August 1942) was an Austro-Czech composer and pianist.
Esteban DazaPerson · Music memorabiliaEsteban Daza (or Estevan Daça) (c. 1537 in Valladolid – between 1591 and 1596 in Valladolid) was a Spanish composer and vihuelist of the Renaissance.
Ester MägiPerson · Music memorabiliaEster Mägi (10 January 1922 – 14 May 2021) was an Estonian composer. She has been called the "first lady of Estonian music."
Eugénie-Emilie Juliette FolvillePerson · Music memorabiliaEugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville (5 January 1870 – 28 October 1946) was a Belgian composer, pianist, violinist, music educator, conductor and organist.
Evgeny KissinPerson · Music memorabiliaEvgeny Igorevich Kissin (born 10 October 1971) is a Russian-born concert pianist and composer. He became a British citizen in 2002 and an Israeli citizen in 2013.
Fanny MendelssohnPerson · Music memorabiliaFanny Cäcilie Hensel née Mendelssohn (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847) was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era, also known as Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Faraj GarayevPerson · Music memorabiliaFaraj Gara oglu Garayev (Fərəc Qara oğlu Qarayev); December 19, 1943 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani composer, music instructor, professor, son of the prominent Azerbaijani composer Gara Garayev…
Federico RicciPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Federico Ricci, portrait by Cucinota, circa 1870.
Felix MendelssohnArtist · PaintingsJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic…
Felix Mikhailovich BlumenfeldPerson · Music memorabiliaFelix Mikhailovich Blumenfeld (19 April 1863 – 21 January 1931) was a Russian and Soviet composer and conductor of the Imperial Opera St-Petersburg, pianist, and teacher.
Felix Otto DessoffPerson · Music memorabiliaFelix Otto Dessoff (14 January 1835 – 28 October 1892) was a German conductor and composer.
Ferdinand DavidPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Ernst Victor Carl David (lang; 19 June 181018 July 1873) was a German virtuoso violinist, composer and conductor.
Ferdinand HellmesbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Hellmesberger (24 January 1863 – 15 March 1940) was an Austrian cellist and conductor.
Ferdinand LaubPerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Laub (19 January 1832 – 17 March 1875) was a Czech violinist and composer.
Ferdinand LöwePerson · Music memorabiliaFerdinand Löwe (19 February 1865 – 6 January 1925) was an Austrian conductor.
Fou Ts'ongPerson · Music memorabilia
Fran LhotkaPerson · Music memorabiliaFran Lhotka (25 December 1883 – 26 January 1962) was a Czech-born Croatian composer and teacher of classical music.
Francesco BarsantiPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Barsanti (1690–1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer. He was born in 1690 in the Tuscan city of Lucca, but spent most of his life in London and Edinburgh.
Francesco Tristano SchliméPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesco Tristano Schlimé, stage name Francesco Tristano, born 1981, is a Luxembourgish classical and experimental pianist and composer who also plays the clarinet.
Francis LaiPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancis Albert Lai (lang; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores.
Frans BrüggenPerson · Music memorabiliaFranciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist.
František RauchPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Rauch (4 February 1910 – 23 September 1996) was a Czech pianist and music teacher.
František ŠkroupPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Škroup by Antonín Machek
František Xaver DušekPerson · Music memorabiliaFrantišek Xaver Dušek (Franz Xaver Duschek or Dussek); 8 December 1731 – 12 February 1799) was a Czech composer and musician.
Franz LisztPerson · Music memorabilia
Franz SchalkPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Schalk (27 May 1863 – 3 September 1931) was an Austrian conductor. From 1918 to 1929 he was director of the Vienna State Opera, a post he held jointly with Richard Strauss from 1919…
Franz SchrekerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Schreker (originally Schrecker; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, librettist, teacher and administrator.
Franz SchubertPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Peter Schubert (German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Franz WüllnerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Wüllner (28 January 1832 – 7 September 1902) was a German composer and conductor.
Frederick CorderPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick Corder (26 January 1852 – 21 August 1932) was an English composer and music teacher.[1]
Frederick ThurstonPerson · Music memorabiliaFrederick John Thurston (21 September 1901 – 12 December 1953) was an English clarinettist.
Fredrik PaciusPerson · Music memorabiliaFredrik Pacius (ˈfreːdrik ˈpɑːsius); in German and in Estonian Friedrich Pacius; 19 March 1809 – 8 January 1891) was a German composer, violinist and conductor who lived most of his life in…
Friedrich GrützmacherPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Grützmacher (1 March 1832 – 23 February 1903) was a German cellist and composer in the second half of the 19th century.
Friedrich WieckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews.
Fromental HalévyPerson · Music memorabiliaJacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy (27 May 179917 March 1862), was a French opera composer, widely regarded in his lifetime as one of the central…
Fuat MansurovPerson · Music memorabiliaFuat Mansurov (tt-Cyrl; January 10, 1928 – June 12, 2010) was a Soviet and Russian conductor.
Fumio HayasakaPerson · Music memorabiliaFumio Hayasaka (早坂文雄, Hayasaka Fumio) was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores.
Fyodor DruzhininPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — The grave of Fyodor Druzhinin
Gabriel FauréPerson · Music memorabiliaGabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher.
Gaetano GrecoPerson · Music memorabiliaGaetano Greco (c. 1728) was an Italian Baroque composer.
Garrick OhlssonPerson · Music memorabiliaGarrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. In 1970, he became the first competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International…
Gary GraffmanPerson · Music memorabiliaGary Graffman (October 14, 1928 – December 27, 2025) was an American classical pianist, teacher and administrator.
Gary SchockerPerson · Music memorabiliaGary Schocker (born October 18, 1959) is an American flutist, composer, and pianist who has performed with the New York Philharmonic (at age 15, in a nationally televised Young People's…
Gennady RozhdestvenskyPerson · Music memorabiliaGennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.
George Alexander MacfarrenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — George Alexander Macfarren
George DysonPerson · Music memorabiliaSir George Dyson KCVO (28 May 188328 September 1964) was an English musician and composer.
George Frideric HandelPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel; 5 March 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems,…
George MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaSir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
George SzellPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Szell (June 7, 1897 – July 30, 1970), originally György Széll, György Endre Széll, or Georg Szell, was an Austro-Hungarian-born American conductor, composer, and pianist.
Georges MathiasPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorges Amédée Saint-Clair Mathias (14 October 182614 October 1910) was a French composer, pianist and teacher.
Geraldine MuchaPerson · Music memorabiliaGeraldine Thomson Mucha (5 July 1917 – 12 October 2012) was a Scottish composer.
Germaine TailleferrePerson · Music memorabiliaMarcelle Germaine Tailleferre (French: [ʒɛʁmɛn tɑjfɛʁ]; née Taillefesse; 19 April 1892 – 7 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as…
Ghazaros SaryanPerson · Music memorabiliaGhazaros (Lazarus) Saryan (30 September 1920 – 27 May 1998) was an Armenian composer and educator.
Ghiselin DanckertsPerson · Music memorabiliaGhiselin Danckerts (c. 1510 – late September 1567) was a Dutch composer, singer, and music theorist of the Renaissance.
Giacinto ScelsiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiacinto Francesco Maria Scelsi, count d'Ayala Valva (dʒaˈtʃinto franˈtʃesko maˈriːa ʃˈʃɛlsi;
Giacomo PucciniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas.
Gianluigi GelmettiPerson · Music memorabiliaGianluigi Gelmetti (11 September 1945 – 11 August 2021) was an Italian-Monégasque conductor and composer.
Gideon KleinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gideon Klein
Gioachino RossiniPerson · Music memorabiliaGioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Giovanni Battista ViottiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical…
Giovanni GabrieliPerson · Music memorabiliaGiovanni Gabrielli (disambiguation)
Girolamo DirutaPerson · Music memorabiliaGirolamo Diruta (c. 1546 – 1624 or 1625) was an Italian organist, music theorist, and composer.
Giuseppe DonizettiPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Giuseppe Donizetti in Ottoman court uniform
Giuseppe VerdiPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas.
Gordon JacobPerson · Music memorabiliaGordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 18958 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher.
Grady TatePerson · Music memorabiliaGrady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist.
Grażyna BacewiczPerson · Music memorabiliaGrażyna Bacewicz Biernacka (LL- (pol)-Poemat-Grażyna Bacewicz.wav; 5 February 1909 – 17 January 1969) was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin.
Gregor PiatigorskyPerson · Music memorabiliaGregor Piatigorsky (Grigory Pavlovich Pyatigorsky; April 17 1903August 6, 1976) was a Ukrainian-born Russian and American cellist.
Grigory GinzburgPerson · Music memorabiliaGrigory Romanovich Ginzburg (Russian: Григо́рий Рома́нович Ги́нзбург; 29 May 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod – 5 December 1961 in Moscow) was a Soviet pianist.
Guillaume CosteleyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Guillaume Costeley in 1570: Le Roy & Ballard, Musique de Guillaume Costeley
Guillaume DufayPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Du Fay (left) beside a portative organ, with Gilles Binchois (right) holding a small harp in a miniature from before 1451.
Gunnar de FrumeriePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — De Frumerie in the 1930s.
Günter BialasPerson · Music memorabiliaGünter Bialas (19 July 1907 – 8 July 1995) was a German composer.
Gustav HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher.
Gustav KuhnPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Gustav Kuhn (2012)
Gustav LangePerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Lange (13 August 1830 – 20 July 1889) was a German composer known mainly for his melodious salon music for the piano.
Gustav LeonhardtPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Maria Leonhardt (30 May 1928 – 16 January 2012) was a Dutch keyboardist, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Gustav MahlerPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Mahler (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.
György KurtágPerson · Music memorabilia
György PaukPerson · Music memorabiliaGyörgy Pauk (26 October 1936 – 18 November 2024) was a Hungarian violinist, chamber musician and music pedagogue.
György SándorPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — György Sándor
Håkon AustbøPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — In Mexico City, 2015.
Hans Erich ApostelPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Erich Apostel (22 January 1901 – 30 November 1972) was a German-born Austrian composer of classical music.

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