Twentieth Century Symphonies

Gustav Mahler

Jul 7, 1860

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was a Czech composer of the late Romantic and early Twentieth Century. Symphony No. 5

Richard Strauss

Jun 11, 1864

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic and early Twentieth Century.

Carl Nielsen

Jun 9, 1865

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish composer of the late Romantic and early Twentieth Century. Symphony No. 4 "The Inextinguishable"

Jean Sibelius

Dec 8, 1865

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic Era and early Twentieth Century.

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach

Sep 5, 1867

Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (Mrs. H.H.A. Beach) was an American composer of the Twentieth Century. (1867-1944) Symphony in E minor "Gaelic"

Arnold Schoenberg

Sep 13, 1874

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was a Twentieth Century German composer and leader of the Second Viennese School (12-tone music).

Igor Stravinsky

Jun 18, 1882

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Twentieth Century composer orginally from Russia who emigrated to the USA in 1940. Symphony in Three Movements

Sergei Prokofiev

Apr 27, 1891

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer of the Twentieth Century. Symphony No. 5

Paul Hindemith

Nov 16, 1895

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) was a German composer of the Twentieth Century.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Sep 25, 1906

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) was a Russian composer of the Twentieth Century. Symphony No. 7

Witold Lutoslawski

Jan 25, 1913

Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) was a Polish composer of the Twentieth Century.