Stephanie Camello Ranks the Top 10 Best Classical Music Composers

There are so many excellently talented classical composers so it's difficult to narrow it to 10, but here is Stephanie Camello's list of her top 10!

1) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Country: Austria

Compositions: Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Requiem Mass, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

2) Ludwig van Beethoven

Country: Germany

Compositions: Fur Elise, Symphony No.5, Fidelio

3) Johann Sebastian Bach

Country: Germany

Compositions: Toccata & Fugue, Brandenburg Concertos, Sheep May Safely Graze

4) Frederic Chopin

Country: Poland

Compositions: Fantaisie-Impromptu, Etude in E major, Waltz No.10 in B minor

5) Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Country: Russia

Compositions: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, 1812 Overture, Romeo & Juliet Overture

6) Antonio Vivaldi

Country: Italy

Compositions: The 4 Seasons (Spring), Stabat Mater, Mandolin Concerto

7) Franz Joseph Haydn

Country: Austria

Compositions: Symphony No. 94, Trumpet Concerto, Synphony No. 45

8) Johannes Brahms

Country: Germany

Compositions: Brahms' Lullaby, Hungarian Dances, A German Requiem

9) Edvard Grieg

Country: Norway

Compositions: Peer Gynt, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Holberg Suite

10) Jean Sibelius

Country: Finland

Compositions: Finlandia, Karelia Suite, Valse Triste, Violin Concerto

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