Chapter 10A. The Runners-up. Additional Notable Composers from the Romantic Era

 

Even a list of 200 is not long enough to contain all the great composers! Here are some relatively well-known composers, like Cesar Cui, Friedrich von Flowtow, Stephen Foster, Vincent D'Indy, and more. There are musical gems throughout this list.

Adam, Adolphe-Charles (1803-1856) - Si j'étais roi, opera (1852); Overture to the opera Giralda (1850) 

Alkan, Charles-Valentin  (1813-1888); French -  Sonatine in A minor, Op.61

Albert, Eugene d’ ((1864-1932); Scottish  - Cello Concerto, opus 20 (1899}

Arensky, Anton (1861-1906); Russian -   String Quartet No. 2, Op. 35 (1894)

Auber, Daniel-François (1782 -1871); French – La Muette de Portici - Act IV Finale ;  Le Premier Jour de bonheur - Overture 

Berwald, Franz (1796 -1868); Swedish - Symphony No.3 in C-major "Sinfonie singulière" (1845) 

Boieldieu, François-Adrien (1775 — 1834); French - Concerto in C Major for Harp and Orchestra (known more for his operas, more classical in style, the “French Mozart”)

Boito, Arrigo (Enrico?) (1842-1918); Italian – Mefistofele (only completed opera, better known for his librettos for Verdi (e.g. Otello) 

Bottesini, Giovanni (1821-1889); Italian - Double Bass Concerto No.2 in B minor

Carulli, Ferdinando (1770 — 1841); Italian - Duet for flute and guitar in D Major, Op. 158, No. 1: II. Allegretto 

Crusell, Bernhard Henrik (1775 - 1838); Finnish - Clarinet duo No.2 in D-minor (1821) 

Cui, César (1835-1918); Russian - Orchestral Suite No. 4 À Argenteau Op. 40; Overture to The Mandarin's Son 

Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring; Fennimore and Gerda (Intermezzo); Autumn - North Country Sketches; Violin Concerto

Diabelli, Anton (1781-1858); Austrian - Pastoral-Messe in F-dur (1830) 

Erkel, Ferenc  (1846 — 1900); Hungarian - Hunyadi László (opera excerpt); Unknown Heroes Overture (1880) 

Flowtow, Friedrich von (1812-1883) Martha (1847); Ach, so fromm (aria from Martha)

Foster, Stephen (1826-1864); American - Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Goldmark,Karl  (1830-1915); Hungarian - Rustic Wedding Symphony Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28; Die Königin von Saba ("The Queen of Sheba")

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau (1829-1869); American - Le Papillon; Souvenir de Porto Rico 

Granados,Enrique  (1867-1916) - Dante, Poema Sinfónico (1908); Goyescas (Suite) - No. 1, Los requiebros for piano (1911)

Herbert, Victor (1859-1924); American - Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor Op.30 (known primarily for his operettas, like Babes in Toyland)

D'Indy, Vincent (1851-1931); French - Symphony on a French Mountain Air; Istar, variations symphoniques, op. 42 (1897); Fervaal (1893), opera

Kalinnikov, Vasily (1866-1901); Russian -  Symphony No. 1

Lehár, Franz (1870-1948) - Il Guado, symphonic poem for piano and orchestra (1890s); Giuditta (opera); Piano sonata in D minor

Loeffler, Charles ((1861-1935); German/American - String Quartet (1889) 

Lortzing Gustav Albert (1801 -1851); German -  Der Wildschütz (Overture) (1842)

Mercadante, Giuseppe Saverio (1795-1870); Italian - Flute Concerto No.2 in E Minor, Op.57 

Moscheles, Ignaz (1794-1870); Bohemian Piano Concerto No.6 Op.90 "Fantastique"

Ohe, Adele aus der  (1861-1937) -  By the Fountain". Etude de Concert no. 2 Op. 13

Onslow, Georges (1784-1853); French - Symphony No.4 in G Major, Op.71 (1846)

Paganini, Niccolo  (1782-1840) - Duetto amoroso, Op. 63, MS 11 (1807; Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor, MS 75 (1815); 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 (1818)

Paine, John Knowles (1839-1906); American - Symphony No.1 in C-minor, Op.23 (1875) 

Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings (1848-1918); English - Piano Quartet in A-flat Major 

Reicha, Anton (1770-1836); Czech/French- Octet in E-flat major, Op.96 (1807)

Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel (1839-1901); Lichtensteiner -  Requiem in B-Flat Minor, Op.60 (1865); Organ Concerto No. 1, Op. 137 (1884) 

Sarasate, Pablo de (1844-1908); Spanish - Zigeunerweisen Op.20

Sor, Fernando (1778-1839); Spanish - Keyboard Sonata in F sharp

Souza, John Philip (1854-1932) ; American - Stars and Stripes Forever 

Spontini, Gaspare (1774-1851); Italian -  La Vestale – Overture; whole opera 

Strauss, Johann Sr. (1804-1849); Austrian – Radetsky March  

Sullivan, Arthur  (1842-1900); English - Symphony in E major ('The Irish') (1866); Overtures 

Vieuxtemps, Henri (1820-1881); Belgian - Violin Concerto No.4 in D Minor, Op.31

Widor, Charles (1844-1937); French -   Symphonie no. 5

Wieniawski, Henryk (1835-1880); Polish - Polonaise;  Violin Concerto Nr.1 

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