Top 10 Composers: The Vienna Four
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert: What made Vienna such a hotbed of musical creativity?
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: The Vienna Four, Part 2
The argument for Mozart as the greatest composer ever would be based on his astounding versatility.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: Which 20th-Century Masters Will Make the Cut?
Though Debussy was born in 1862 and died in 1918, this path-breaker has to be considered a 20th-century giant.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: Hailing Opera’s Shakespeare, and Its Proust
Verdi and Wagner were great students of Beethoven, and their operas have symphonic sweep, architectonic integrity and orchestral richness galore. In addition, you cannot discount their enduring...
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: The Female Factor
The sad truth is that until relatively recent decades, women have had severely limited opportunities within all the arts, especially music and, even more, composition.
View ArticleThe Top 10 Composers: The Romantics
Music lovers have long been understandably enthralled with Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and their Romantic brethren.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: A Few Last Thoughts
I had no idea that these articles, videos and blog posts would stir up such a lively, informed and passionate online conversation, with, so far, 2,637 comments from readers.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: A Young Reader Responds
Lucas Amory, a serious piano student who is 8 years old and has a passion for the Romantics, offered his lists of the greatest composers and those he likes best.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers: A Young Reader Who Responded Is Now on Video
A young reader who responded to Anthony Tommasini's Top 10 Composers project now has a video.
View ArticleTop 10 Composers? Been There, Done That. What About Poets?
An English professor is choosing the 10 greatest poets.
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