Discover Composers
A flower, painted in all humility by a "lesser" artist may move us more deeply that an image of the Madonna done by the skilled hand of a great master
— Nikolai Medtner
History’s spotlight shines unevenly. For every celebrated composer, others - equally original -were silenced by shifting trends, bad timing, or sheer obscurity. Some defiantly clung to their vision; others were simply drowned out by louder voices. Yet their music survives: a testament to artistry that refused to fade.
At Forgotten Melodies Society, we seek out these overlooked voices - composers whose works surprise us with their daring, intimacy, or sheer stubborn beauty. Their names may not glitter in the canon, but their notes still speak.
Abramjan, Eduard (1923 - 1986)
Alwyn, William (1905 - 1985)
Balakirev, Mily (1836 - 1910)
Bennett, William Sterndale (1816 - 1875)
Berkovich, Isaak (1902 - 1972)
Blumenfeld, Felix (1863 - 1931)
Bonis, Melanie (1858–1937)
Bowen, York (1884 - 1961)
Bridge, Frank (1879–1941)
Catoire, Georgy (1881 - 1926)
Chaminade, Cecile (1857 - 1944)
Cleve, Halfdan (1879 - 1951)
Constantinescu, Paul (1909 - 1963)
Glazunov, Alexander (1865 - 1936)
Glinka, Mikhail (1804 - 1857)
Hahn, Reynaldo (1874 - 1947)
Henselt, Adolf (1814 - 1889)
Kabalevsky, Dmitry (1904–1987)
Kosenko, Victor (1896 - 1938)
Larregla, Joaquín (1865 - 1945)
Lecouna, Ernesto (1896 - 1963)
Levitzki, Mischa (1898 – 1941)
Liebermann, Lowell (1961 - present)
Lourie, Arthur (1892 - 1966)
Lyadov, Anatoly (1855 - 1914)
Lyapunov, Sergei (1859 - 1924)
Hamauzu, Masashi (1971 - present)
McEwen, John (1868 - 1948)
Medtner, Nikolai (1880 - 1951)
Mendelssohn, Fanny (1805 - 1847)
Mompou, Federico (1893 - 1987)
Ornstein, Leo (1895 - 2002)
Potter, Cipriani (1792 - 1871)
Rakov, Nikolai (1908 - 1990)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683 - 1764)
Rebikov, Vladimir (1866 - 1920)
Smyth, Ethel (1858 - 1944)
Tansman, Alexandre (1897 - 1986)
Tcherepnin, Nikolai (1873 - 1945)
Zarzycki, Aleksander (1834 - 1895)
