Symphony Music Composers

Robert Schumann was a German composer who served as the voice of other Romantic composers. His piano and organ teacher was Johann Gottfried Kuntzsch, When he was 18, Friedrich Wieck, the father of the woman Schumann eventually married, became his piano teacher. Among his well known works are "Piano Concerto in A minor," "Arabesque in C Major Op. 18," "Child Falling Asleep" and "The Happy Peasant."

Selected Symphonies:

Symphony No. 1, B-flat Major, Opus 38, "Spring"

Symphony No. 2, C Major

Symphony No. 3, E-flat Major, pus 97, "Rhenish"

Symphony No. 4, D minor, Opus 120

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Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer, conductor and teacher especially known for his orchestral works and symphonies. He composed "Finlandia" in 1899; it is a very powerful composition that made Sibelius a national figure. Sibelius composed symphonies, orchestral pieces, chamber, choral and incidental music, an opera and piano pieces.

Selected Symphonies:

Symphony No. 1, E minor, Op. 39

Symphony 2, D Major, Op. 43

Symphony 3, C Major, Op. 52

Symphony 4, A minor, Op. 63

Symphony 5, E-flat Major, Op. 82

Symphony 6, D minor, Op. 104

Symphony 7, C Major, Op. 105

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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer of the 20th century who introduced the concept of modernism in music. His father, who was one of the foremost Russian operatic basses, was one of Stravinsky's music influence. Some of his famous works are "Serenade in A for piano," "Violin Concerto in D Major," "Concerto in E-flat" and "Oedipus Rex."

Selected Symphony:

Symphony in C

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Considered the greatest Russian composer of his time, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky showed interest in music early in his life. Later on he would become a student of Anton Rubinstein. Among his most famous works are his musical scores for ballet such as "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker" and "Sleeping Beauty."

Selected Symphonies:

Symphony No. 2, C minor, Opus 17, "Little Russian"

Symphony No. 4, F minor, Opus 36

Symphony No. 5, E minor, Opus 64

Symphony No. 6, B minor, Opus 74, "Pathétique"

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