Genre

Classical

Classical on LoudQuietLoud: more than 900 artists, including Hans Zimmer, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It runs alongside symphony, impressionism and classical crossover.

Lana Del Rey

indie · female vocalists · indie pop

George Michael

pop · 80s · british

Cover of Diamond In The Desert by Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Cover of Heimat by Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

classical · instrumental · romantic

Cover of Being Funny in a Foreign Language by The 1975

The 1975

indie · indie rock · british

Cover of She’s the Best by Troye Sivan

Troye Sivan

pop · indie pop · indie

Cover of The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (The Early Sonatas, Nos. 1-5) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

classical · instrumental · composers

Cover of Barock Musik by Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

classical · baroque · instrumental

Cover of ÁTTA by Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

post-rock · ambient · icelandic

John Williams

soundtrack · classical · instrumental

John Williams

soundtrack · classical · instrumental

John Williams

soundtrack · classical · instrumental

Album art: Phoebe Bridgers, Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers

singer-songwriter · indie folk · folk

Cover of Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra / Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra / Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra by Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy

classical · piano · impressionist

Cover of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi

classical · baroque · instrumental

Yann Tiersen

instrumental · soundtrack · french

Erik Satie

classical · piano · impressionist

Cover of Winter Walking: Soundtracks for Cold Days by Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Ludovico Einaudi

piano · classical · contemporary classical

JVKE

indie pop · pop · my top songs

Danny Elfman

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Cover of Symphonie Nr. 1 by Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

classical · romantic · german

Max Richter

ambient · contemporary classical · neoclassical

Franz Schubert

classical · romantic · piano

Franz Liszt

classical · piano · romantic

Howard Shore

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Edvard Grieg

classical · romantic · norwegian

Philip Glass

minimalism · contemporary classical · classical

Maurice Ravel

classical · impressionist · french

Michael Giacchino

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Antonín Dvořák

classical · romantic · czech

Ólafur Arnalds

ambient · instrumental · icelandic

Alexandre Desplat

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Thomas Newman

soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

Clint Mansell

soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

Cover of Season of Champions by Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli

classical · opera · italian

Felix Mendelssohn

classical · romantic · german

Robert Schumann

classical · romantic · piano

James Newton Howard

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Henry Mancini

jazz · soundtrack · instrumental

Jean Sibelius

classical · finnish · romantic

Gabriel Fauré

classical · romantic · french

Giuseppe Verdi

classical · opera · italian

James Horner

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Cover of Paradise in Gazankulu by Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

calypso · oldies · 60s

Cover of Symphonic Suites by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

musical · soundtrack · classical

Georges Bizet

classical · opera · romantic

Richard Wagner

classical · opera · romantic

Klaus Badelt

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Alan Silvestri

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Johann Pachelbel

classical · baroque · instrumental

Dario Marianelli

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

John Powell

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Josh Groban

classical · pop · opera

Jeremy Soule

soundtrack · video game music · orchestral

Cover of Something Beautiful by Augustana

Augustana

piano rock · alternative · indie

Gustav Mahler

classical · romantic · austrian

Michael Nyman

piano · soundtrack · minimalism

Craig Armstrong

soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

Sarah Brightman

female vocalists · classical · opera

Cover of Meaningless by Jon Brion

Jon Brion

soundtrack · instrumental · singer-songwriter

Fabrizio Paterlini

piano · contemporary classical · classical

Cover of The Little Mermaid: The Songs by Alan Menken

Alan Menken

soundtrack · disney · musical

Cover of Divine Schism by Deerhoof

Deerhoof

experimental · noise rock · indie rock

Nicholas Britell

soundtrack · classical · composer

Bernard Herrmann

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Giacomo Puccini

classical · opera · italian

Engelbert Humperdinck

oldies · 60s · pop

Cover of Piano Concerto / Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance by Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber

classical · contemporary classical · instrumental

Nino Rota

soundtrack · classical · instrumental

Gustav Holst

classical · romantic · british

Keith Jarrett

jazz · piano · jazz piano

Cover of Twilight: Interpretations for Piano and Violin by Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

soundtrack · instrumental · ambient

George Gershwin

classical · jazz · piano

Jonny Greenwood

experimental · electronic · instrumental

Cover of Günter-Wand-Edition, Volume 5 by Carl Orff

Carl Orff

classical · opera · german

Arvo Pärt

contemporary classical · classical · minimalism

London Symphony Orchestra

classical · instrumental · symphony

Brian Tyler

soundtrack · composer · instrumental

Richard Strauss

classical · romantic · german

Bear McCreary

soundtrack · instrumental · battlestar galactica

Jerry Goldsmith

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Steve Jablonsky

soundtrack · instrumental · composer

Album art: Wasia Project, Nocturne

Wasia Project

my top songs · jazz · british

Henry Purcell

baroque · classical · english

John Barry

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Luciano Pavarotti

opera · classical · tenor

Patrick Doyle

soundtrack · instrumental · classical

Steve Reich

minimalism · contemporary classical · experimental

Léo Delibes

classical · opera · romantic

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

classical · baroque · german

Celtic Woman

celtic · irish · folk

Luigi Boccherini

classical · baroque · italian

Ralph Vaughan Williams

classical · contemporary classical · british

Béla Bartók

classical · contemporary classical · hungarian

Bartók Béla

classical · contemporary classical · hungarian

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Classical artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Lost Weekend Phoebe Bridgers KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 28 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KRCL, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	28	217 spins

Press

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LatestBeats Per MinuteOct 20, 2026

Album Review: Max Richter – While The Flood Rages (opens in new tab)

How does a classical music composer become a pop star in these modern times (let us leave Mozart and other ‘old’ classics aside)?

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Beats Per MinuteOct 15, 2026
Album Review: Troye Sivan – She’s The Best (opens in new tab)
Troye Sivan has spent the years since releasing his superb album Something to Give Each Other campaigning as pop’s coolest gay provocateur.
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PitchforkOct 14, 2026
She’s the Best (opens in new tab)
The pop star’s fourth album explores the cracks between the hits, the climaxes, and the comedowns.
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ClashOct 8, 2026
Troye Sivan – She’s the Best (opens in new tab)
‘She’s the Best’ is what happens once the lights come up.
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ClashSep 21, 2026
Wasia Project – Nocturne (opens in new tab)
Wasia Project are back with their first full-length album, ‘Nocturne’.
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StereogumAug 14, 2026
Premature Evaluation: Phoebe Bridgers Lost Weekend (opens in new tab)
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Beats Per MinuteAug 14, 2026
Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend (opens in new tab)
To anyone on the outside, the six years it’s been since Phoebe Bridgers released Punisher have been packed full of everything you could possibly want as a musician building a career.
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PitchforkAug 13, 2026
Lost Weekend (opens in new tab)
For her third solo album, Phoebe Bridgers expands and contracts, capturing experiences that are strange, solitary, and hers alone.
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Labels

Labels in this genre

Deutsche Grammophon

Home to Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Johann Sebastian Bach

Nonesuch

Home to Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Johann Sebastian Bach

Sony Music

Home to Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach & John Williams

Varèse Sarabande

Home to Hans Zimmer, Ludwig van Beethoven & John Williams

EMI

Home to Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Claude Debussy

Epic

Home to Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Claude Debussy

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