The year 1726 in classical music and in lyrical art

1726. With other artists, Tomaso Albinoni, George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as François-André Danican Philidor, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Alessandro” de George Frideric Handel, for example.

All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1726 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 70 of these moments for 1726.

1726, from day to day

1726

baroque era

January

February

08

Birth of Jacob SchubackThat year: 1726, Classical music, composer (dead in 1784)

March

09

Premiere of OrpheusThat year: 1726, Classical music (Opera), Georg Philipp Telemann

12

Premiere of ScipioneThat year: 1726, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel

14

Birth of Joseph Anton SteffanThat year: 1726, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1797)

27

Death of Carlo Luigi PietragruaThat year: 1726, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1665)

April

07

Birth of Charles BurneyThat year: 1726, Classical music, English music historian (dead in 1814)

12

Death of Vincenzo OliviccianiThat year: 1726, Classical music, opera singer, musician, singer (born in 1647)

May

05

Premiere of AlessandroThat year: 1726, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel

13

Death of Francesco Antonio PistocchiThat year: 1726, Classical music, Italian singer and composer (born in 1659)

30

Premiere of Gott fähret auf mit JauchzenThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

June

18

Death of Michel Richard de DelalandeThat year: 1726, Classical music, French composer (born in 1657)

Death of Michel FarinelThat year: 1726, Classical music, French violinist and composer (born in 1649)

23

Premiere of Brich dem Hungrigen dein BrotThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

July

08

Death of Antonio Maria BononciniThat year: 1726, Classical music, Italian composer and cellist (born in 1677)

30

Birth of William JonesThat year: 1726, Classical music, British clergyman and author (dead in 1800)

August

22

Premiere of Wer Dank opfert, der preiset michThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

September

07

Birth of François-André Danican PhilidorThat year: 1726, Classical music, French composer and chess player (dead in 1799)

08

Premiere of Geist und Seele wird verwirretThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

29

Premiere of Es erhub sich ein StreitThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

October

16

Death of Giovanni Maria CapelliThat year: 1726, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1648)

27

Premiere of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragenThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach

November

06

Death of Robert KingThat year: 1726, Classical music, composer (born in 1660)

09

Premiere of Dorilla in TempeThat year: 1726, Classical music (Opera), Antonio Vivaldi

December

24

Birth of Johann HartmannThat year: 1726, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1793)

This was also in 1726

Birth of Peter AugustThat year: 1726, Classical music, composer (dead in 1787). Birth of Pierre HugardThat year: 1726, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1761). Birth of Andrzej SiewińskiThat year: 1726, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1725). Birth of Karl KohautThat year: 1726, Classical music, Czech violinist, composer and luteist (dead in 1784).

Works (composition or publishing)

François Couperin (age 58)

Les Nations (Work for chamber orchestra)

Tomaso Albinoni (age 55)

La Statira (Opera)
l trionfo di Armida (Opera)
Malsazio e Fiammetta (Incidental music)

Antonio Vivaldi (age 48)

Cunegonda (Opera)
La fede tradita e vendicata (Opera)

Georg Philipp Telemann (age 45)

O hilf Christe Gottes Sohn (Work for choir)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (age 43)

Pièces de clavecin III : nouvelles suites, "suite" en sol (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1727
Pièces de clavecin III : nouvelles suites, "suite" en la (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1727
L'enrôlement d'Arlequin (Incidental music)
La robe de dissension or Le faux prodige (Incidental music)

Johann Sebastian Bach (age 41)

Gott soll allein mein Herze habenThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir)
Wir müssen durch viel TrübsalThat year: 1726, Classical music (Work for choir)

George Frideric Handel (age 41)

Let God arise (Work for choir)
Te Deum (Work for choir)
Allemande in A major (Work for soloist)
Andante in D minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
Andante in A minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
Aure dolci, deh, spirate (Song, lied)
L'odio, sì, ma poi ritrovò (Song, lied)
Aria in F major (Work for soloist)
Con doppia gloria mia (Song, lied)
Vo' cercando tra fiori (Song, lied)
Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen (Song, lied)
Die ihr aus dunkeln Grüften (Song, lied)
Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden (Song, lied)
In den angenehmen Büschen (Song, lied)
Künft' ger Zeiten eitler Kummer (Song, lied)
Meine Seele hört im Sehen (Song, lied)
Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise (Song, lied)
Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle ruhiger Gelassenheit (Song, lied)
Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken (Song, lied)
Minuet in D minor (Work for soloist)
Sonata for recorder and basso continuo in F major, Op. 1 No. 11 (Work for chamber orchestra)
Flute Sonata in C major, Op. 1 No. 7 (Work for chamber orchestra)
Flute Sonata in A minor, Op. 1 No. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
Flute Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 9a (Work for chamber orchestra)
Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
Flute Sonata in B minor, Op. 1 No. 9b (Work for chamber orchestra)
Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 1 No. 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
Suite in D minor (Work for soloist)