Articles related to "Romantic Composers"

Anyone who has heard the Wedding March is familiar with the work of Felix Mendelssohn. Find out some more about this composer who lived during the early Romantic period.

Adolphe Adam's brief biography. Pioneer of 19th-century French Romantic ballets and operas, and famous of Christmas song Cantique de Noel.

Life and works of Alexander Glazunov. He is famous for ballets The Seasons and Raymonda.

Anton Bruckner spent most of his life quietly composing, but now he's regarded as 19th-century's great symphonic masters.

Of humble and rural origins, Verdi displayed an early musical talent for theatrical composition and his opera pieces are still enjoyed centuries later.

Brief biography of Louis Spohr. His composition style is transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He paved way for German Romantic opera with Carl Maria von Weber.

Liofe and works of post-romantic composer Richard Strauss, famous for opera Der Rosenkavalier ('The Cavalier of the Rose').

Romanticism and the Romantic Period is a segment of music history that has profoundly shaped all music that has been written since.

Ever wonder how old your favorite composer was turning this year? Find out with this fast list of major Classical composers.

Life and works of Felix Mendelssohn, 19th century composer who founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music and revived the works of Bach and Handel.

Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah: facts, the cast, brief synopsis, brief history, and other Mendelssohn-related information.

Franz Liszt's life, influence and works. He is best remembered for orchestral symphonic poems, piano virtuosity, and "Dream of Love."

Biography of Austrian composer Franz Schubert - famous for 8th Symphony Unfinished, Trout Quintet, Serenade, and numerous songs, including Ave Maria.

Life and works of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, best known for opera The Love for Three Oranges, ballet Romeo and Juliet, and fairy tale Peter and the Wolf.

Brief biography of Russian born-American composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, his life and music. Famous for Piano Concerto No.2 and 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.'

Like any Julliard alum violinist, The Great Kat can play Beethoven, Paganini, Liszt and Sarasate. But how she plays them is an entirely different story.

English composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) celebrates his 150th birthday in the year 2007. But who was this contemporary of Gustav Holst and Frederick Delius?

After a successful stint as a professional soccer player, the Israeli musician Elisha Abas has traveled full circle, returning to his first love in piano.

The Emerson String Quartet turned 4 musicians into 8 for their 2005 album Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets, a must listen album for fans of music and technology.

What does M.C. Escher's detailed paintings of interlocking birds and fish have to do with string quartet chamber music? A lot, according to one young ensemble.

With Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn all having birthdays or celebrating milestone anniversaries, classical music has a lot to celebrate in 2009.

Emilo Teubal and his band La Balteuband have released their 2nd album, a mellow mix of Latin, jazz and avant garde influences.

Imogen Cooper may not be a flashy performer, but her technique and artistry make her a memorable musician in either solo or chamber performances.

Gabriel Fauré was equally distinguished and respected as a composer and a teacher. Here's a profile of his life, career and music.

Brief biography of Johannes Brahms, German composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period.

The Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, known for her elegant touch and advocacy of Spanish composers, died last Friday night in a Barcelona hospital.

The death of the famous Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni in 1873 led Giuseppe Verdi to write his great masterpiece Messa da Requiem, known simply as the Manzoni Requiem.

Brief biography of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky famous for ballets, symphonies, concerti, and operas.

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