* German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violinist, violist, and gambist of the Baroque period
* Composed six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
* His Cello Suites are considered some of the most important and difficult pieces for cello ever written
2. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
* German composer and pianist of the Classical and Romantic periods
* Composed five Sonatas for Cello and Piano
* His Cello Sonatas are some of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
3. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
* German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period
* Composed two Sonatas for Cello and Piano
* His Cello Sonatas are considered some of the most beautiful and lyrical pieces for cello
4. Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
* Czech composer of the Romantic period
* Composed two Cello Concertos and a Cello Sonata
* His Cello Concertos are some of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
5. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
* Russian composer of the Romantic period
* Composed a Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra
* His Variations on a Rococo Theme is one of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
6. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
* French composer, pianist, and organist of the Romantic period
* Composed a Cello Concerto No. 1 and Cello Concerto No. 2
* His Cello Concertos are some of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
7. Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
* English composer, violinist, and conductor of the Romantic and early 20th century periods
* Composed a Cello Concerto in E minor
* His Cello Concerto is one of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
8. Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
* Ukrainian-born Soviet composer, pianist, and conductor of the 20th century
* Composed a Sinfonia Concertante for cello and orchestra
* His Sinfonia Concertante is one of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
9. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
* Soviet composer, pianist, and conductor of the 20th century
* Composed two Cello Concertos
* His Cello Concertos are some of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello
10. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
* English composer, pianist, and conductor of the 20th century
* Composed five Concertos for Cello
* His Cello Concertos are some of the most popular and frequently performed pieces for cello