Overlooked Pieces by Great Composers

G'day fellas,

We may associate each of the greatest composers with a condensed list of pieces that cemented their places in musical history. But now and again, we may encounter works by those same people that we feel showcase their talent, heart and soul equally or in some cases even more than many of those that made them into household names.

In short, what are some of your favourite pieces from great composers that often get overlooked in favour of their more "popular" pieces? Here are a few of mine:

String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 & Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (Tchaikovsky)

Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 (Mendelssohn)

Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (Brahms)

Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 8 (Grieg)

Cello Sonata, Op. 19 (Rachmaninoff)

Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Beethoven)

Symphony No. 3, Op. 52 (Sibelius)

Grieg - 4 Album Leaves, op. 28 ( all four are beautiful hidden gems to me )

Some other of his even more obscure Lyric Pieces.

Sibelius:

- op 24 no 9: Romance in D-flat major

- 6 Impromptus, Op.5 (No. 5 Vivace: B Minor)

- The Sapin Op.75-5

- Etude In A Minor Op. 76 No. 2

Heino Kaski Night By The Sea - Op 34, No 1

Oskar Merikanto:

- Idyll Op. 73 No. 1

- Valse A La Chopin Op. 6 No. 5, in G minor, Piece No. 14

- Merella Op. 47 No. 4

Aarre Merikanto Six Piano Pieces op. 20 ( all six )

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Still quite well-known, but ( perhaps undeservedly ) much less known than their other pieces:

Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2

Tchaikovsky - October of "The Seasons, Op. 3" and other months other than June.

It's fascinating to explore the lesser-known works of great composers, as they often reveal hidden gems that showcase their talent and creativity in different ways.