Four hundred years of classical music, organized by period. Pick an era to browse its essential recordings.
1600-1750
Counterpoint, ornamented melody, basso continuo. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and the world they shaped.
2044 titles
1750-1820
Clarity, balance, and form. Haydn, Mozart, and early Beethoven.
1741 titles
1820-1900
Bigger orchestras, deeper feeling. Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Tchaikovsky.
3788 titles
1880-1920
Mahler, Strauss, Sibelius - the Romantic language pushed to its limits.
1211 titles
1900-1970
Modernism, serialism, neoclassicism. Stravinsky, Bartok, Shostakovich, Britten.
2924 titles
1970-present
Living composers and the new music being written today.
715 titles
