Composers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Popular composers Johann Sebastian Bach: Baroque innovator and king of counterpoint Ludwig van Beethoven: the supremely resilient composer who ushered in the Romantic era Claude Debussy: the French master of mood and atmosphere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: incomparable melodist and master of many musical forms Antonio Vivaldi: so much more than The Four Seasons Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il’yich Schubert, Franz Holst, Gustav Find out about the great composers Meet Eugène Ysaÿe, the king of the violin Charles Villiers Stanford: has history judged the composer unfairly? Johann Christian Bach: The ‘London Bach’, Mozart’s mentor and a pioneer of the Classical style How the Dreyfus affair caused Grieg to boycott Paris – and receive death threats as a result More composers Discover great works... A guide to Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta and its best recordings ‘Waltzing Matilda’: the stories behind the Australian song’s name, lyrics, and time signature Christmas carol lyrics: what do the words from our favourite carols actually mean? Protest songs: 10 of the most famous and powerful More great works