Before the 17th century composition was confined mainly to sacred works and, in the
secular sphere, to madrigals and canzonets. Palestrina was the first composer of
polyphonic music but Monteverdi, Purcell and Lille were the stars of the 17th century.
In the 18th century, known as the golden age, Germany produced six of the worlds most
famous musicians J.S. Bach, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The 19th century
is represented by Schubert, Wagner, Mahler, Bruckner, Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky,
Mendelssohn and in the 20th century composers of note included Delius, Ravel, Bartok,
Elgar, Walton, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Britten, Tippett, Bliss and Schoenberg.
Aside from the composers our archive includes the finest conductors, instrumentalist,
orchestras and ensembles past and present.
We are continually adding to our collection so, if you cannot find the right image,
contact us – it may be on its way.
Trumpet
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Grand Piano keys
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violin
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Saxophone
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French Horn
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Anner Bijlsma
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Hille Perl
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Tuba Player
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Double Bass
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French Horns
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Steinway grand piano
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Euterpe
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Georg Solti
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Isaac Stern
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Nick Roberts
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Aaron Copland
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Valery Gergiev
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Sir Simon Rattle
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The Orchestra Pit
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Gustavo Dudamel
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Anssi Karttunen
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Ysaye Quartet
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Child with violin
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Hayward Nights
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Guy Ben Ziony
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Brass Instruments
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Viktoria Mullova
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Rodney Friend
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Rodney Friend
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Peter Maxwell Davies
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Juhn Rutter
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Maxim Vengerov
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Violin
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Zubin Mehta and Pinchas Zuckerman
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Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus rehearsing
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ROnald Corp and the English Chamber Orchestra
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Paul Watkins
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Paul Daniel and the Philarmonia Orchestra
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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Gustavo Dudamel and the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
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Evelyn Glennie
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Dido and Aeneas
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Steven Isserlis
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Violinist
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Pianist
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Elena Bashkirova
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Gyorgy Ligeti
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The Classic Buskers
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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Dan Ettinger
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