Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer whose melodic and richly textured works, such as the Symphony No. 9 "From the New World," significantly influenced 19th-century European music.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a renowned Russian composer whose passionate, melodic works like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker have immortalized him in the world of classical music.
Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist who created a unique blend of Eastern European folk music and modern classical styles.