Greatest German Musicians


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TOP MUSICIANS FROM GERMANY

1. Johann Sebastian Bach      -     Classical Music Composer
2. Ludwig van Beethoven      -     Classical Music Composer
3. Georg Friedrich Handel      -     Classical Music Composer
4. Johannes Brahms      -      Classical Music Composer
5. Robert Schumann      -      Classical Music Composer
6. Johann Pachelbel     -     Classical Music Composer
7. Richard Wagner      -     Classical Music Composer
8. Felix Mendelssohn      -     Classical Music Composer
9. Georg Philipp Telemann      -     Classical Music Composer
10. Hildegard von Bingen      -     Early Music
11. Christoph Willibald Gluck      -     Classical Music Composer
12. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach      -     Classical Music Composer
13. Dietrich Buxtehude      -      Classical Music Composer
14. Richard Strauss       -      Classical Music Composer
15. Carl Maria von Weber       -      Classical Music Composer
16. Carl Orff       -      Classical Music Composer
17. Kraftwerk      -      Electronic Music
18. Heinrich Schutz       -      Classical Music Composer
19. Max Bruch      -     Classical Music Composer
20. Paul Hindemith      -     Classical Music Composer
21. Scorpions      -      Hard Rock
22. Nico      -      Folk Music
23. Hans Zimmer      -      Classical Music Composer
24. Can      -      Krautrock
25. Klaus Doldinger      -      Jazz
26. Michael Praetorius      -     Classical Music Composer
27. Wilhelm Kempff      -     Virtuoso Pianist
28. Helloween     -     Power Metal
29. Neu!      -      Krautrock
30. Blind Guardian      -      Power Metal
31. Kreator      -     Thrash Metal
32. Giacomo Meyerbeer      -     Classical Music Composer
33. Johann Friedrich Fasch      -     Classical Music Composer
34. Tangerine Dream     -     Electronic Music
35. Marlene Dietrich     -     Cabaret Music
36. Scott Walker     -     Art Rock
37. Einstürzende Neubauten     -     Industrial Music
38. Faust      -     Krautrock
39. Silvius Leopold Weiss      -      Classical Music Composer
40. Accept      -      Heavy Metal
41. Kurt Weill      -     Cabaret Music
42. Wilhelm Furtwangler      -      Classical Music Conductor
43. Rammstein     -     Industrial Metal
44. Klaus Schulze      -      Electronic Music
45. Louis Spohr     -     Violin Virtuoso
46. Running Wild      -     Heavy Metal
47. Enigma     -     New Age
48. Wilhelm Backhaus     -     Virtuoso Pianist
49. Karlheinz Stockhausen     -      Classical Music Composer
50. Walther von der Vogelweide      -     Early Music
51. The Walker Brothers      -     Pop Music
52. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau     -    Opera Singer
53. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf      -     Opera Singer
54. Element of Crime     -     Indie Rock
55. Fritz Wunderlich      -     Opera Singer
56. Max Richter     -    Classical Music Composer
57. Eloy     -     Progressive Rock
58. Walter Gieseking      -     Virtuoso Pianist
59. Popol Vuh      -     Krautrock
60. Alphaville     -     Synth Pop
61. Ton Steine Scherben    -     Folk Rock
62. Amon Düül II     -     Krautrock
63. Eberhard Weber     -     Virtuoso Bassist
64. Franz Waxman     -     Classical Music Composer
65. Clara Schumann     -     Virtuoso Pianist
66. Helge Schneider     -     Comedy Music
67. Gamma Ray    -    Power Metal
68. The Notwist     -    Indie Rock
69. Nektar     -     Progressive Rock
70. Boney M.     -    Disco
71. Eugen Jochum     -     Classical Music Conductor
72. Hans Werner Henze    -    Classical Music Composer
73. Otto Klemperer     -    Classical Music Conductor
74. Johann Adolf Hasse    -    Classical Music Composer

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18 comments:

Anonymous said...

scott walker ain't german.

Anonymous said...

sperrmull

Anonymous said...

weed prog rock

oomph Industrial

Anonymous said...

Free Electric sound krautrock

Anonymous said...

out of focus krautrock

agitation free prog rock

Anonymous said...

nagelfar black metal

manul gottsching krautrock/electronic/experimental

Anonymous said...

the cosmic jokers krautrcok

Anonymous said...

bonfire heavy metal

Anonymous said...

liquid visions psychedelic rock
oomph industrial rock

Anonymous said...

electric moon psychedelic rock

Anonymous said...

kreator thrash metal
running wild heavy metal
darkness thrash metal
morbid angel thrash metal
protector thrash metal
demolition hammer thrash metal
nifelheim black metal
nagelfar black metal

Anonymous said...

morbid angel are americans my mistake

Anonymous said...

equilibrium folk metal

Anonymous said...

ellen allien electronic
apparat electronic

Anonymous said...

ascencion death metal

Anonymous said...

xmal deutschland goth pop synth

asdfghjklöä said...

There are some very odd (to me, at least) such as the ones labeled as "Krautrock". But you don't have Die Toten Hosen or Die Krupps? How about the eurodance/disco groups like Bad Boys Blue, Blümchen (singer), Boney M, C. C. Catch (singer), Captain Hollywood Project, Captain Jack, Cascada, Culture Beat, E-rotic, Fun Factory, Groove Coverage, Haddaway, Jam & Spoon, La Bouche, Real McCoy, Mark'Oh, Masterboy, Maxx, Modern Talking, Mr. President, Sandra (singer), Scooter, Snap, Sweetbox, U96, X-perience? So much missing: female rocker Doro & her band Warlock, pop band Kelly Family, punk rocker Nina Hagen, rap group Tic Tac Toe.
Of those I'd add at least Die Toten Hosen, Die Krupps, Doro & Warlock, maybe Kelly Family, Nina Hagen and Scooter. And if Boney M is on the list then also Bad Boys Blue, Blümchen, Culture Beat, Haddaway, Modern Talking, Sandra, and U96 could be.

Anonymous said...

You evidently know nothing about german rock history. There's a plethora of great bands, and none of them are mentioned here. Groups like Petards, Amon Düül, Ihre Kinder, Hoelderlin, Lightshine, Pell Mell, Out of Focus, Ideal, grobschnitt, Ardo Dombec, Eloy, Ton Steine Scherben, Subject Esq, Novalis, Kin Ping Meh, Lokomotive Kreuzberg and I could go on.

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