Periods
Classical era
Music from about 1750 to 1820, by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Its balanced phrases and clear forms shaped much of the music written after it.
5 recordings

Alessandro Longhi
Portrait of a Musician, c. 1770
Recordings
5 recordings, by composer

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: IV. Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven.
June Anderson, Sarah Walker, Klaus König

The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling
Joseph Haydn.
Heather Harper, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Stephen Cleobury

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra