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- "Death and the Maiden" Quartet
- 1824, Schubert, string quartet, 2nd mov't is a set of variations on the song 'Death and the Maiden'
- Boris Godunov
- 1872, Mussorgsky, opera, pre-eminent representative of the historical genre in Russian opera and the sole survivor of its type
- Missa Solemnis
- 1823, Beethoven, Mass, from his late period, Reflective and introspective style
- Parsifal
- 1882, Wagner, opera, "sacred" or "religious" works that were often quite secular in content and less reliant on the liturgical canon
- Der Freischutz
- 1821, Weber, Opera, German Romantic Opera, Plots are drawn from medieval history, legend or fairy tale, Story involves supernatural beings and happenings, Hero is 'redeemed' in the final act
- Falstaff
- 1893, Verdi, Opera, comic, unique orchestration, seamless flow
- Faust Symphony
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1861, Liszt, based on the work Faust, three movements Faust
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Mephistopheles - Die schone Mullerin
- 1823, Schubert, Song Cycle, from text cycle of Wilhelm Muller
- Diechterliebe
- 1840, Schumann, Song Cycle, from Heinrich Heine's "Book of Songs"
- Overture to A midsummer Night's Dream
- 1826, Mendelssohn, Opera, incidental music, themes from the overture adapted as motifs in the incidental music
- Die Winterreise
- 1827, Schubert, Song Cycle, from text cycle by Wilhelm Muller
- Ein deutsches Requiem
- 1857-68, Brahms, Requiem, Materialism and Idealism, no mention of God, but texts from German Bible
- Aida
- 1871, Verdi, opera, Italian
- Der Ring des Niebelungen
- 1869-1876, Wagner, Opera, Cycle of four dramas, leitmotifs
- Fidelio
- 1805, Beethoven, Opera, Beethoven's only opera, singspiel, rescue opera
- Nuages gris
- 1881, Liszt, character pieces, free approach to tonality, abandoned ending, gateway to modern music
- Tristan und Isolde
- 1865, Wagner, Opera, Gesamtkunskwerk, Wagner's concept of a 'total-work' of art
- Symphonie fantastique
- 1830, Berlioz, Symphony, A musical drama without words, Idee fixe
- "Hammerklavier" Sonata
- 1818, Beethoven, Piano Sonata, virtuosic, technical difficulties
- Pictures at an Exhibition
- 1874, Mussorgsky, Piano Suite, pieces are musical depictions of 10 art works by Hartmann, later orch. by Ravel
- Otello
- 1887, Verdi, Opera, Utilizes more continuous music within each act, Traditional solo, duet and ensemble structure is still in place
- Annees de Pelerinage
- 1848-1883, Liszt, character pieces, lyric nature pieces
- Lucia di Lammermoor
- 1835? Donizetti, Opera, his masterpiece, mad scenes, cabaletta
- Elijah
- 1846, Mendelssohn, Oratorio, romantic oratorio, Flourished chiefly in the Protestant countries of England and Germany
- Etudes d'execution transcendante
- 1838, Liszt, Piano, set of studies dedicated to his teacher Karl Czerny, among the most difficult pieces for piano ever written.
- Les Huguenots
- 1836, Meyerbeer, Opera, early, spectacle, emphasis on ballets, choruses, crowd scenes
- La Traviata
- 1853, Verdi, opera, Introduces a new kind of expressive declamatory arioso, Masterpiece of characterization, dramatic unity
- Razumovsky Quartets
- 1806, Beethoven, 3 quartets dedicated to musical amateur Count Rasumovsky, use of Russian folk melody as the prinicpal theme and melody
- Davidsbundlertanze
- 1837, Schumann, piano suite, "Dances of the League of David," imaginary group Schumann concocted to express different aspects of his personality.
- Kreisleriana
- 1838, Schumann, piano, inspired by ETA Hoffmann's writings about Kapellmeister Kreisler
- carnaval
- 1834-35, Schumann, piano cycle, series of tableaux, a masked ball in which one character after another takes centre-stage, Florestan, Eusebius, BACH theme