The year 1806 in classical music and in lyrical art
1806. With other artists, Luigi Cherubini, Muzio Clementi and Antonio Salieri influenced their time (classical era / romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Michael Haydn. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica”” de Ludwig van Beethoven, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1806 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 90 of these moments for 1806.
1806, from day to day
January
03
Birth of Henriette SontagThat year: 1806, Classical music, German operatic singer (1806-1854) (dead in 1854)
18
Birth of Eduard MantiusThat year: 1806, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (1806-1874) (dead in 1874)
19
Birth of Václav Jindřich VeitThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer (dead in 1864)
26
Death of Christian Wilhelm WesterhoffThat year: 1806, Classical music, German violinist and musician (born in 1763)
27
Birth of Juan Crisóstomo de ArriagaThat year: 1806, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1826)
29
Birth of Caroline Fischer-AchtenThat year: 1806, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1806-1896) (dead in 1896)
February
11
Death of Vicente Martín y SolerThat year: 1806, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1754)
18
Death of Brigida BantiThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1757)
Birth of Ernst David WagnerThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883)
23
Death of Tommaso GiordaniThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1735)
Death of Paolo ScalabriniThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1719)
Death of John AlcockThat year: 1806, Classical music, English organist and composer (1715–1806) (born in 1715)
25
Premiere of FaniskaThat year: 1806, Classical music (Opera), Luigi Cherubini
March
05
Death of Johan Henrich BerlinThat year: 1806, Classical music, Norwegian composer and organist (born in 1741)
Death of J. FeyzeauThat year: 1806, Classical music, French harpsichordist and composer (born in 1745)
16
Death of Giuseppe CollaThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1731)
Birth of Felice FrasiThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian organist and composer (dead in 1879)
18
Birth of Joseph NetzerThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1864)
23
Death of George PintoThat year: 1806, Classical music, British musician and composer (born in 1785)
26
Birth of Josef SlavíkThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech violinist (dead in 1833)
April
03
Birth of Pierre-François WartelThat year: 1806, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1882)
04
Death of Friedrich Gottlob FleischerThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (born in 1722)
06
Birth of François WatierThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1881)
18
Birth of Ludwig SchuberthThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1850)
20
Birth of Carl von LedeburThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1872)
21
Birth of Henri CohenThat year: 1806, Classical music, French numismatist, composer and writer (1806–1880) (dead in 1880)
26
Birth of Karl Ludwig Friedrich HetschThat year: 1806, Classical music, German songwriter (dead in 1872)
May
01
Death of Carl CannabichThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer (born in 1771)
Death of Thomas CurtisThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (born in 1732)
08
Birth of Johann Friedrich KittlThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1868)
June
02
Birth of Issac StraussThat year: 1806, Classical music, French art collector, conductor and composer (dead in 1888)
08
Birth of Paul ScudoThat year: 1806, Classical music, biographer, music critic (dead in 1864)
14
Death of Domenico GuardasoniThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1731)
16
Birth of Eugenio CavalliniThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (dead in 1881)
27
Birth of Alphonse ClarkeThat year: 1806, Classical music, French art collector and composer (dead in 1850)
Birth of Alphonse-Clarke FeltreThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1850)
July
23
Birth of Eduard MarxsenThat year: 1806, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1887)
26
Death of Johann Gottfried ArnoldThat year: 1806, Classical music, German cellist and composer (born in 1773)
August
10
Death of Michael HaydnThat year: 1806, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1737)
Death of Christian KalkbrennerThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1755)
17
Birth of Johann Kaspar MertzThat year: 1806, Classical music, Hungarian guitarist and composer (dead in 1856)
21
Birth of Johannes Frederik FröhlichThat year: 1806, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1860)
September
17
Death of Giuseppe MonetaThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1754)
24
Birth of George Alexander OsborneThat year: 1806, Classical music, Irish composer (dead in 1893)
October
06
Birth of Andreas RandelThat year: 1806, Classical music, Swedish musician, composer and violinist (1806-1864) (dead in 1864)
10
Death of Prince Louis Ferdinand of PrussiaThat year: 1806, Classical music, prince of Prussia and composer (born in 1772)
23
Death of Franz SeydelmannThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer (born in 1748)
November
04
Birth of Carl Leopold BöhmThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1859)
15
Birth of Osip PetrovThat year: 1806, Classical music, Russian singer (dead in 1878)
December
04
Birth of Friedrich BurgmüllerThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1874)
06
Birth of Gilbert DuprezThat year: 1806, Classical music, French tenor, singing teacher and minor composer (dead in 1896)
Birth of Victor CaussinusThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900)
20
Birth of Friedrich August WitzThat year: 1806, Classical music, actor, child actor, opera singer, stage actor, translator (dead in 1880)
22
Birth of Karl Ferdinand AdamThat year: 1806, Classical music, Composer, cantor, music director (dead in 1868)
23
Premiere of Allegretto quasi andante for piano in G minor, WoO 61aThat year: 1806, Classical music (Work for soloist), Ludwig van Beethoven
Premiere of Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 61That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Ludwig van Beethoven
29
Death of Ondřej KusýThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech composer and violoncellist (born in 1761)
This was also in 1806
Inception: Lucerne Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1806, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Domingos de São José VarellaThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019). Birth of Wilhelm NeulandThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889). Birth of August SeelmannThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885). Death of Carl Siegemund SchönebeckThat year: 1806, Classical music, German composer and cellist (born in 1758). Birth of Giovanni BasadonnaThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian opera singer (tenor) (dead in 1850). Death of Friderick Anthon BlomThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (born in 1769). Death of Luigi BorghiThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1745). Birth of Joseph Wilhelm SwobodaThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1882). Birth of Julius PellegriniThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1858). Birth of Charles William GloverThat year: 1806, Classical music, English violinist and composer (dead in 1863). Birth of Antonio PoggiThat year: 1806, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1875). Birth of Fanny AytonThat year: 1806, Classical music, English soprano (dead in 1845). Death of William ShrubsoleThat year: 1806, Classical music, English musician and composer (born in 1760). Birth of Karol HodytzThat year: 1806, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1892). Birth of Moritz GanzThat year: 1806, Classical music, composer (dead in 1868).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (age 36) - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica”That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1803
- Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1808
- Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1804
- 3 String Quartets, Opp. 59, “Rasumovsky”That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80That year: 1806, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte, WoO 132 (Vocal music)
- 6 Ecossaises for piano and orchestra, WoO 83 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Leonore, mit Ouvertüre Nr. 3, Op. 72b (Work for orchestra)
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Carl Maria von Weber (age 20) - 6 Songs, Opp. 66 (Song, lied)
- Tusch (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Variations in C major from “A Schüsserl und a Rein'dl” (Work for orchestra with soloist)
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Gioachino Rossini (age 14) - 5 Duets for horn (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sinfonia "al conventello" (Work for orchestra)
