19th Century Composers


Middle Romantic-era composers (born 1820–39)


César Franck  (1822 - 1890)  Belgian-born French


Franck's fame rests largely on a small number of compositions written in his later years, particularly his Symphony in D minor (1886–88), the Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra (1885), the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for piano solo (1884), the Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major (1886), the Piano Quintet in F minor (1879), and the symphonic poem Le Chasseur maudit (1883). his early Grande Pièce Symphonique, a twenty-five-minute work, paved the way for the organ symphonies of Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, and Marcel Dupré, and his late Trois Chorals are a cornerstone of the organ repertoire, featuring regularly on concert programs.


Édouard Lalo  (1823 - 1892)  French

His distinctive style has earned him some degree of popularity. Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra still enjoys a prominent place in the repertoire of violinists, and every now and then Lalo's Cello Concerto in D minor is revived. His Symphony in G minor was a favorite of Sir Thomas Beecham (who recorded it) and has been occasionally championed by later conductors too.

Lalo's idiom is notable for strong melodies and colorful orchestration, with a rather Germanic solidity that distinguishes him from other French composers of his era. Such works as the Scherzo in D minor, one of Lalo's most colorful pieces, might be considered appropriate embodiment of his distinctive style and strong expressive bent.


Anton Bruckner  (1824 - 1896)  Austrian

   Symphonies 4,5,7,8,9

Bedřich Smetana  (1824 - 1884)  Czech

Louis Moreau Gottschalk  (1829 - 1869)  American

Alexander Borodin  (1833 - 1887)  Russian  -  one of the Russian Five

Borodin is known best for his symphonies, his two string quartets, the symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor.

Johannes Brahms  (1833 - 1897)   German

Camille Saint-Saëns  (1835 - 1921)  French

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886).

Mily Balakirev  (1837 - 1910)   Russian composer  -  leader of the Russian Five

Max Bruch  (1838 - 1920)   German

Modest Mussorgsky  (1839 - 1881)   Russian  -  One of the Russian Five



Late Romantic-era composers (born 1840–59)


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  (1840 - 1893)  Russian

Emmanuel Chabrier  (1841 - 1894)  French

Antonín Dvořák  (1841 - 1904)  Czech

Edvard Grieg  (1843 - 1907)  Norwegian

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  (1844 - 1908)  Russian  -  One of the Russian Five

Gabriel Fauré  (1845 - 1924)  French

Vincent d'Indy  (1851 - 1931)  French

Leoš Janáček  (1854 - 1928 )   Czech

Ernest Chausson  (1855 - 1899)   French

Edward Elgar  (1857 - 1934)  English

Post Romantic-era composers (born 1860–79)

Isaac Albéniz  (1860 - 1909)  Spanish

Gustav Mahler 1860 1911 Austrian

Hugo Wolf  (1860 - 1903)  Austrian

Anton Arensky  (1861 - 1906) Russian 

Claude Debussy  (1862 - 1918)  French

Frederick Delius  (1862 - 1934)  English

Gabriel Pierné  (1863 - 1937)  French 

Richard Strauss  (1864 - 1949)  German

Paul Dukas  (1865 - 1935)  French

Alexander Glazunov  (1865 - 1936)  Russian

Carl Nielsen  (1865 - 1931)  Danish

Jean Sibelius  (1865 - 1957)  Finnish

Ferruccio Busoni  (1866 - 1924)  Italian

Erik Satie  (1866 - 1925)  French

Amy Beach  (1867 - 1944)  American

Enrique Granados  (1867 - 1916)  Spanish

Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937)  French

Alexander von Zemlinsky  (1871 - 1942)  Austrian

Alexander Scriabin  (1872 - 1915)  Russian

Ralph Vaughan Williams  (1872 - 1958)  English

Sergei Rachmaninoff  (1873 - 1943)  Russian

Max Reger  (1873 - 1916) 

Gustav Holst  (1874 - 1934)  English

Charles Ives  (1874 - 1954)  American 

Arnold Schoenberg  (1874 - 1951)  Austrian-American

Maurice Ravel  (1875 - 1937)  French

Manuel de Falla  (1876 - 1946)  Spanish

Carl Ruggles  (1876 - 1971)  American

Frank Bridge  (1879 - 1941)  English

Ottorino Respighi  (1879 - 1936)   Italian



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Middle Romantic-era composers (born 1820–39)


César Franck  (1822 - 1890)  Belgian-born French 

Édouard Lalo  (1823 - 1892)  French 

Anton Bruckner  (1824 - 1896)  Austrian 

Bedřich Smetana  (1824 - 1884)  Czech 

Louis Moreau Gottschalk  (1829 - 1869)  American

Alexander Borodin 1833 1887 Russian  -  one of the Russian Five

Camille Saint-Saëns  (1835 - 1921)  French

Mily Balakirev  (1837 - 1910)   Russian composer  -  leader of the Russian Five

Max Bruch  (1838 - 1920)   German

Modest Mussorgsky  (1839 - 1881)   Russian  -  One of the Russian Five



Late Romantic-era composers (born 1840–59)


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  (1840 - 1893)  Russian 

Emmanuel Chabrier  (1841 - 1894)  French 

Antonín Dvořák  (1841 - 1904)  Czech 

Edvard Grieg  (1843 - 1907)  Norwegian

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  (1844 - 1908)  Russian  -  One of the Russian Five

Gabriel Fauré  (1845 - 1924)  French 

Vincent d'Indy  (1851 - 1931)  French 

Leoš Janáček  (1854 - 1928 )   Czech 

Ernest Chausson  (1855 - 1899)   French

Edward Elgar  (1857 - 1934)  English


Post Romantic-era composers (born 1860–79)

Isaac Albéniz  (1860 - 1909)  Spanish 

Gustav Mahler  (1860 - 1911) Austrian

Hugo Wolf  (1860 - 1903)  Austrian

Anton Arensky  (1861 - 1906) Russian 

Claude Debussy  (1862 - 1918)  French 

Frederick Delius  (1862 - 1934)  English 

Gabriel Pierné  (1863 - 1937)  French 

Richard Strauss  (1864 - 1949)  German

Paul Dukas  (1865 - 1935)  French 

Alexander Glazunov  (1865 - 1936)  Russian 

Carl Nielsen  (1865 - 1931)  Danish 

Jean Sibelius  (1865 - 1957)  Finnish 

Ferruccio Busoni  (1866 - 1924)  Italian 

Erik Satie  (1866 - 1925)  French 

Amy Beach  (1867 - 1944)  American 

Enrique Granados  (1867 - 1916)  Spanish 

Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937)  French

Alexander von Zemlinsky  (1871 - 1942)  Austrian 

Alexander Scriabin  (1872 - 1915)  Russian 

Ralph Vaughan Williams  (1872 - 1958)  English 

Sergei Rachmaninoff  (1873 - 1943)  Russian 

Max Reger  (1873 - 1916) 

Gustav Holst  (1874 - 1934)  English 

Charles Ives  (1874 - 1954)  American 

Arnold Schoenberg  (1874 - 1951)  Austrian-American 

Maurice Ravel  (1875 - 1937)  French

Manuel de Falla  (1876 - 1946)  Spanish

Carl Ruggles  (1876 - 1971)  American

Frank Bridge  (1879 - 1941)  English

Ottorino Respighi  (1879 - 1936)  Italian



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