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Johannes Brahms
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Felix Mendelssohn
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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor o… read moreJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born on 3 February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany, into a prominent … read moreJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born on 3 February 1809 in Hamburg, Germany, into a prominent Jewish family; his grandfather was the philosopher Moses Men… read more
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Edvard Grieg
1,281,881 listeners
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Franz Schubert
1,403,460 listeners
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Jean Sibelius
885,562 listeners
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Robert Schumann
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Gustav Mahler
722,777 listeners
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Bedřich Smetana
443,180 listeners
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Sir Edward Elgar
485,535 listeners
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