Classical music is the music of high, intelligent people, to which not everyone can come and understand it. Especially for people with high taste, the authoritative New York Times has published a list of the 10 best composers in the world.
10. Bartok
Composer Bela Bartok was born in Nagy Sainte Miklos in 1881 in the family of a teacher and director of an agricultural school. From early childhood, his mother instilled in him a love of piano. After his first concert, which was very successful, Bartok continued to make progress in his musical career. It is considered one of the most influential innovators of the 20th century, despite the fact that he never once joined any current. He left behind a great legacy in the form of many compositions. Bela Bartok received posthumously two prestigious awards, gave a name to the crater on Mercury and made a huge contribution to world music.
9. Wagner
Richard Wagner is a revolutionary of the opera, who at one time had a huge impact on European and world culture as a whole. Since 1828, he began to closely engage in music. Despite his rich and not so simple life, Richard Wagner showed great abilities and skills in classical music. The composer regarded music as one of the ways to express a philosophical concept. Richard's compositions at that time amazed everyone with their originality, since before him no one had done such a thing. Richard Wagner in his entire life wrote not so many works compared to previous composers, but he left a colossal legacy after himself.
8. Verdi
The composer was born in a poor family, because of which his childhood was rather difficult. As a child, Verdi showed a great craving for music, because of which his parents gave him spinet. Later, Antonio Barezzi drew attention to Verdi and said that he would not be a innkeeper, but a great composer. And so it happened. After the opera Othello, critics of the time drew attention to him, as a result of which, his popularity reached unprecedented heights. Verdi created many operas that are staged in the 21st century. In his style, the influence of predecessors is noticeable: Meyerbeer, Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini. The composer died in early 1901 from a stroke.
7. Brahms
Johannes Brahms is a German composer born in 1833 in Hamburg. The future composer received his first music lessons from his father. Later, with wind and string instrument skills, Johannes learned piano. Thanks to his talent, he already performed at prestigious concerts at the age of 10. Brahms worked in many genres, but he never wrote a single opera. During his life he has created more than eighty works. But Johannes Brahms became famous thanks to his symphonies in which he showed his style and identity. His most outstanding work is The German Requiem. Later, one of the craters on Mercury was named after the composer.
6. Stravinsky
Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky is a great Russian composer. Born June 17, 1882 in a family of musicians, which, most likely, is the reason for the love of music. In his youth, he studied piano long and hard, as a result of which he wrote his first work under the guidance of Rimsky-Korsakov himself. Stravinsky for his life managed to work in all genres, while showing his huge talent and identity. The style of Stravinsky’s music, unlike other composers, cannot be described in one word, since he was characterized by a frequent change of techniques. Igor Stravinsky was the owner of a unique musical talent, thanks to which, his work is highly appreciated to this day.
5. Debussy
The composer was born in France on August 22, 1862. In addition to world fame, Debussy became the best representative of musical impressionism. Born in the family of a merchant. After moving to Cannes, he received his first piano lessons. At 10, he entered the conservatory, where he studied well, although he was not distinguished by anything special. After graduating from the conservatory, Debussy earned many prestigious awards and worked with famous people. Despite the close fight against poverty and disease, the composer continued to work hard, which undoubtedly paid off. Debussy created a huge number of works during his lifetime.
4. Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was one of the founders of romanticism in classical music. From early childhood, he began to show great abilities in music and studied on a variety of musical instruments. In addition, Schubert was the owner of a unique voice. Despite his short life of 32 incomplete years, he wrote many compositions and more than 600 songs. Schubert made it clear to the world that the song is equal in value to other genres. Schubert demonstrated in music his independence and thinking, which was completely different from the thinking of Beethoven living at that time. The composer died of typhoid fever in 1828.
3. Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1956 in Salzburg. Mozart is one of the most famous classical composers. People familiar with him claimed that Mozart was endowed with a phenomenal hearing and talent. His works differ from the works of other composers of those times in that he not only worked in all genres, but also excelled in them. Belongs to the most significant representatives of the Vienna Classical School. Mozart is one of the creators of the classic concert. During his life he wrote 626 songs. Many of Mozart's works have not lost their relevance to this day. The great composer died early - at the age of 35. The exact cause of death has not yet been established.
2. Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven is a legendary composer, whose compositions are actively performed to this day. The symphonism of the 19th and 20th centuries was greatly influenced by Beethoven. Father, obsessed with the idea of making Beethoven a second Mozart, gave him the initial baggage of knowledge with which Beethoven went through further training. Beethoven is the creator of the piano style. Each of his works is a masterpiece of world classical music. Monuments to this great composer are erected around the world. Beethoven's legacy to this day is actively living and being studied.
1. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers in history, who has written over his entire life over 1000 works in all genres of music of the time. He wrote a lot of sacred music, as he was a Protestant. Born in a family of musicians. Other great composers, Mozart and Beethoven, were brought up on Bach's works. After the death of the composer, many groups appeared, engaged in the study of his life and work. According to the New York Times, Johann Sebastian Bach ranks first in the list of 10 greatest composers of all time.