Composers A-Z

I've been building unusual music playlists for years, often using odd themes or strict rules that I assign myself.  I simply enjoy the challenge, but this has a secondary effect of allowing me to discover interesting and unusual music I would have never found otherwise. After years of this somewhat odd hobby, I decided it was time to share some of my playlists with the world.

The most appropriate way to start this blog seems like it should be with the very first playlist I ever built, way back during my college days as a music education major. As you might imagine, during this period of my life I was completely and totally immersed in classical music, which is how this list came about.

I build my playlists primarily with Napster (formerly Rhapsody), so if you have a Napster account, this will be the most complete, original list. You can find the playlist here: A-Z Composers on Napster
If you prefer Spotify, you can find the playlist here: A-Z Composers on Spotify
If you prefer to listen through Youtube, this playlist contains as much of the original list as I was able to find on youtube, but I did not spend any time critiquing the videos as this is primarily focused on sound.   The playlist can be found here:
A-Z Composers on Youtube

And if you just want to see the list without bothering to listen to it, here it is below:

Albinoni, Tomaso: Adagio in G Minor: Giazotto
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Chopin, Frederic: Prelude, Op. 28 No. 13 in F sharp major, Lento
Debussy, Claude: Clair De Lune
Elgar, Edward: Salut d'amour
Franck, Cesar: Violin Sonata in A Major: III Recitativo
Grieg, Edvard: Peer Gynt Suite: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No. 94, Surprise Minuet
Isaac, Heinrich: Carmen a 5
Janacek, Leos: Idyll for Strings, Adagio
Katchaturian, Aram: Sabre Dance
Liszt, Franz: Mephisto waltz No.1
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525 Allegro
Nielsen, Carl: Canto Serioso
Offenbach, Jacques: Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Prokofiev, Sergey: Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights
Quantz, Johann Joachim: Concerto for Flute, Bassoon, Strings, and B.C. in G Major - III Allegretto (The Spotify playlist has a different song by Quantz: Flute Concerto in A Minor: Allegretto)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Flight of the Bumble Bee
Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E minor - IV. Rondo Allegretto ( the Spotify and youtube video include the first movement - I. Moderato)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Illyich: Neapolitan Dance
Ullman, Viktor: Piano Sonata N. 5 Op. 45 - Andante
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons Violin Concert in E Major - "Spring"
Wagner, Richard: Ride of the Valkyries
Xenakis, Iannis: Six Chansons pour piano
Ysaye, Eugene: Sonata No, 1 in G minor - I. Grave (Lento assai)
Ziehrer, Carl Michael: Pfiffig op. 384 Polka Francaise pfiffig