The year 1825 in classical music and in lyrical art
1825. With other artists, Carl Maria von Weber, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle and Aleksander Griboyedov influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Johann Strauss II, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Allegretto quasi andante for piano in G minor, WoO 61a” de Ludwig van Beethoven, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1825 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 180 of these moments for 1825.
1825, from day to day
January
06
Birth of Hermann FinzenhagenThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
15
Birth of Maurice StrakoschThat year: 1825, Classical music, American musician and impresario of Czech origin (dead in 1887)
16
Birth of Antonio GiugliniThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1865)
Death of Georg Carl Friedrich LobedanzThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1778)
18
Birth of Léon CarvalhoThat year: 1825, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1897)
Birth of Giovanni LucantoniThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1902)
23
Birth of Louis EhlertThat year: 1825, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1884)
February
05
Death of Pierre GaveauxThat year: 1825, Classical music, French operatic tenor and composer (born in 1761)
07
Birth of Cristóbal OudridThat year: 1825, Classical music, Spanish pianist, conductor and composer (dead in 1877)
Birth of Virginia GabrielThat year: 1825, Classical music, English singer and composer (dead in 1877)
09
Birth of Rudolf FrenyThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1893)
15
Birth of Antoine RenardThat year: 1825, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1872)
16
Death of Georg GersonThat year: 1825, Classical music, Danish composer and banker (born in 1790)
18
Birth of Carl FaustThat year: 1825, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1892)
25
Birth of Emma Mampe-BabniggThat year: 1825, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer, stage actor (dead in 1904)
26
Birth of Hieronymus WeickmannThat year: 1825, Classical music, Russian musician (dead in 1895)
28
Birth of Jean-Baptiste ArbanThat year: 1825, Classical music, French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue (dead in 1889)
March
01
Birth of Alonzo Judson AbbeyThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1887)
08
Birth of Jules BarbierThat year: 1825, Classical music, French poet, writer and librettist (dead in 1901)
10
Birth of Camille CaronThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1886)
12
Birth of August MannsThat year: 1825, Classical music, German conductor in Crystal Palace (dead in 1907)
16
Birth of Pasquale RondinellaThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1898)
17
Birth of Charles WehleThat year: 1825, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 1883)
24
Death of Giovanni Domenico PerottiThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1761)
29
Death of Marie Emmanuelle Bayon LouisThat year: 1825, Classical music, French composer, pianist, and salonnière (born in 1745)
Death of Johann Andreas AmonThat year: 1825, Classical music, German musician (born in 1763)
31
Death of Joseph-François GarnierThat year: 1825, Classical music, French musician (born in 1755)
April
01
Birth of Jean-Baptiste RongéThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1882)
05
Death of Sergey TitovThat year: 1825, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1770)
09
Birth of Karl SchmidThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera singer from Switzerland (1825-1873) (dead in 1873)
13
Death of Joseph GelínekThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer and pianist (born in 1758)
17
Birth of Aniceto de OrtegaThat year: 1825, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 1875)
Birth of Alexander ReichardtThat year: 1825, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1885)
Birth of Charles DeliouxThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1915)
18
Death of Franz LauskaThat year: 1825, Classical music, Moravian piano teach and composer (born in 1764)
24
Birth of Xavier van ElewyckThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1888)
28
Birth of Jean-Vital JammesThat year: 1825, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1893)
May
04
Death of Johann Andreas DröbsThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1784)
06
Birth of Charlotte de RothschildThat year: 1825, Classical music, French painter (1825-1899) (dead in 1899)
07
Death of Antonio SalieriThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian classical composer and conductor (1750-1825) (born in 1750)
Death of Sigismund von RumlingThat year: 1825, Classical music, German composer (born in 1739)
12
Death of Stanislao MatteiThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian Conventual Franciscan and musician (born in 1750)
16
Birth of Albert W. BergThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019)
22
Death of Domenico CorriThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1746)
25
Birth of Vincenzo De MichelisThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer, flutist (dead in 1891)
26
Birth of Jacques BoschThat year: 1825, Classical music, Spanish (Catalan) guitarist and composer (dead in 1895)
June
01
Death of Friedrich Samuel GerstäckerThat year: 1825, Classical music, actor, opera singer, singer (born in 1788)
04
Death of Stepan DavydovThat year: 1825, Classical music, Russian composer and singer (born in 1777)
09
Birth of Feliciano AgeroThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1880)
12
Birth of Gustave BaneuxThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer, horn player (dead in 1878)
Birth of Adolph BendaThat year: 1825, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
19
21
Birth of Carl Louis OertelThat year: 1825, Classical music, conductor (dead in 1892)
30
Birth of Florimond HervéThat year: 1825, Classical music, French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter (dead in 1892)
July
03
Birth of Laureano FuentesThat year: 1825, Classical music, Cuban musician (dead in 1898)
10
Death of Ludwig FischerThat year: 1825, Classical music, German bass opera singer (born in 1745)
Premiere of Messe solenelleThat year: 1825, Classical music (Work for choir), Hector Berlioz
20
Death of Joseph-Denis DocheThat year: 1825, Classical music, French conductor (born in 1766)
23
Birth of Richard HolThat year: 1825, Classical music, Dutch conductor (dead in 1904)
24
Birth of Anna de La GrangeThat year: 1825, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1905)
Birth of Anna de La GrangeThat year: 1825, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1905)
25
Birth of Jacopo ForoniThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera composer (dead in 1858)
Birth of Julius GoltermannThat year: 1825, Classical music, German Cellist (dead in 1876)
August
02
Birth of Julius SchulhoffThat year: 1825, Classical music, Bohemian musician (dead in 1898)
Death of Ambrogio MinojaThat year: 1825, Classical music, Composer and professor of music (born in 1752)
06
Birth of Prosper CoinquetThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1892)
12
Birth of Frederick OuseleyThat year: 1825, Classical music, English composer, organist and musicologist (dead in 1889)
17
Death of Rayner TaylorThat year: 1825, Classical music, American composer (born in 1747)
20
Death of Richard WainwrightThat year: 1825, Classical music, English church organist and composer (born in 1757)
21
Birth of Kate LoderThat year: 1825, Classical music, Composer and pianist (dead in 1904)
24
Birth of Charles WelsThat year: 1825, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1906)
Also in August
Composition of Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, Op. 53That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for soloist), Sungbong Choi .
September
01
Birth of Nikodem BiernackiThat year: 1825, Classical music, Polish violinist and composer (1825-1892) (dead in 1892)
Birth of August HornThat year: 1825, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1893)
03
Birth of Heinrich SalomonThat year: 1825, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1903)
09
Birth of Dieudonné DagneliesThat year: 1825, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 1894)
10
Birth of Adolf von DoßThat year: 1825, Classical music, German author (dead in 1886)
11
Birth of Eduard HanslickThat year: 1825, Classical music, Austrian musician and musicologist (dead in 1904)
13
Death of Luigi BassiThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1766)
15
Birth of Eduard de HartogThat year: 1825, Classical music, Dutch composer and pianist (dead in 1909)
19
Birth of Mathilde HellwigThat year: 1825, Classical music, (1825-1892) (dead in 1892)
25
Birth of Victor DelannoyThat year: 1825, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1887)
October
01
Birth of Friedrich Samuel RiegelThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1907)
06
Death of Bernard Germain de LacépèdeThat year: 1825, Classical music, French naturalist (1756-1825) (born in 1756)
Birth of Ede BartayThat year: 1825, Classical music, Hungarian composer (dead in 1901)
07
Death of Johann Baptist MoraltThat year: 1825, Classical music, German composer (born in 1777)
10
Death of Dmytro BortnianskyThat year: 1825, Classical music, Ukrainian composer and conductor of Ukrainian origin (born in 1751)
12
Birth of Eugen von Sayn-WittgensteinThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1886)
15
Composition of String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Felix Mendelssohn
16
Death of Alexandro Marie Antoin FridzeriThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian musician, mandolin virtuoso (born in 1741)
17
Death of Peter von WinterThat year: 1825, Classical music, German opera composer (born in 1754)
Premiere of Don Sanche, “le Château de l'Amour”That year: 1825, Classical music (Opera), Franz Liszt
18
Death of Joseph Siegmund BachmannThat year: 1825, Classical music, German organist, composer (born in 1754)
19
Birth of Louise BergauerThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera singer from Austria (dead in 1889)
23
Birth of Apollinaire de KontskiThat year: 1825, Classical music, violinist (dead in 1879)
25
Birth of Johann Strauss IIThat year: 1825, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1899)
31
Birth of Joseph FranckThat year: 1825, Classical music, Belgium-French composer, violinist and pianist (dead in 1891)
November
06
Premiere of String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Ludwig van Beethoven
12
Death of Joseph ReinagleThat year: 1825, Classical music, English music composer and cellist (born in 1762)
14
Birth of August ReissmannThat year: 1825, Classical music, German musicologist (dead in 1903)
15
Birth of Camille EverardiThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera singer from Belgium (dead in 1899)
19
Death of Jan Václav VoříšekThat year: 1825, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist (born in 1791)
29
Birth of Victor-Frédéric VerrimstThat year: 1825, Classical music, French composer and double-bassist (dead in 1893)
December
04
Birth of Hynek VojáčekThat year: 1825, Classical music, Czech faggotist, music educator, composer, choirmaster and collector of regional songs (dead in 1916)
07
Birth of Malvina GarriguesThat year: 1825, Classical music, singer (dead in 1904)
09
Birth of Karl DopplerThat year: 1825, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1900)
16
Birth of Robert Prescott StewartThat year: 1825, Classical music, Irish composer, organist and conductor (dead in 1894)
19
Birth of George Frederick BristowThat year: 1825, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1898)
22
Birth of Jules JavelotThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889)
28
Birth of Arnošt Förchtgott TovačovskýThat year: 1825, Classical music, Czech violinist and composer (dead in 1874)
29
Death of Giuseppe CambiniThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian musician (born in 1746)
This was also in 1825
Inauguration: Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle WeimarThat year: 1825, Classical music (Weimar, Germany). Birth of August WaldauerThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900). Death of Ferdinando CarozziThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1800). Birth of G. Auguste BrandtThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877). Birth of Theodor LayThat year: 1825, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1893). Birth of Jules BarillerThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1884). Birth of Heinrich BertramThat year: 1825, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1903). Birth of Johannes BeschnittThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer, conductor (dead in 1880). Death of Joseph GehotThat year: 1825, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1756). Birth of Georg MatzkaThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883). Birth of Martiniano Ribeiro BastosThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1912). Inception: Symphonic Orchestra of State Academic Bolshoi TheaterThat year: 1825, Classical music (Russia). Birth of Sofia Vera-LoriniThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1882). Birth of Anton ThomsThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1888). Death of John CorriThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1765). Death of Ignaz BöckThat year: 1825, Classical music, horn player, musician (born in 1754). Death of Ferdinand DufresneThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1783). Death of Charles Louis MaucourtThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (born in 1760). Birth of Emmanuel BaumannThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019). Death of Elias MannThat year: 1825, Classical music, American composer (born in 1750). Inception: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester BremenThat year: 1825, Classical music. Inauguration: Theater AachenThat year: 1825, Classical music (Aachen, Germany). Death of Amos BullThat year: 1825, Classical music, American composer (born in 1744). Birth of Louis-François-Alexandre FrêlonThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer . Birth of William O. BatemanThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883). Birth of Mimi László-DoriaThat year: 1825, Classical music, (1826--1906) opera singer, actress (dead in 1906). Inauguration: Bolshoi TheatreThat year: 1825, Classical music (Tverskoy District, Russia). Birth of Samuel Newell HolmesThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900). Birth of Medgyaszay AdolfThat year: 1825, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1895). Birth of Carlo BaucardéThat year: 1825, Classical music, Italian opera singer (tenore) (dead in 1883). Birth of Julius SiedeThat year: 1825, Classical music, composer (dead in 1903). Inauguration: Philharmonic Hall SmolenskThat year: 1825, Classical music (Smolensk, Russia).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Luigi Cherubini (age 65) - Mass in A major, “Messe solennelle” (Work for choir)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (age 55) - Allegretto quasi andante for piano in G minor, WoO 61aThat year: 1825, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1808
- String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1827
- String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1827
- 6 Bagatelles for piano, Opp. 126That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1824
- Ars longa, vita brevis, WoO 192 (Vocal music)
- Ars longa, vita brevis, WoO 193 (Vocal music)
- Das Schoene zu dem Guten, WoO 203 (Vocal music)
- Doktor sperrt das Tor dem Tod, WoO 189 (Vocal music)
- Freu dich des Lebens, WoO 195 (Vocal music)
- Gott ist eine feste Burg, WoO 188 (Vocal music)
- Holz, Holz geigt die Quartette so, WoO 204 (Vocal music)
- Ich war hier, Doktor, WoO 190 (Vocal music)
- Kühl, nicht lau, WoO 191 (Vocal music)
- Si non per portas, per muros, WoO 194 (Vocal music)
- Bundeslied (Song, lied)
- Ecossaise for piano in E-flat major, WoO 86 (Work for soloist)
- Waltz for piano in D major, WoO 85 (Work for soloist)
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Carl Maria von Weber (age 39) - Oberon, or The Elf King's OathThat year: 1825, Classical music (Opera)
- Doch welche Töne ("Olympie" - Spontini) (Vocal music)
- Reiterlied (Song, lied)
- Schützenweihe (Song, lied)
- Overture, “Oberon, or The Elf King's Oath” (Work for orchestra)
- 10 Scottish Folksongs (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Carl Czerny (age 34) - Rondino No. 7 from “Elisa e Claudio” (Mercadante), Op. 88 (Work for soloist)
- Introduction et variations faciles sur une valse de Mr. le Comte de Gallenberg, Op. 87 (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Hector Berlioz (age 22) - La révolution grecque : scéne héroïque (Work for choir)
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Felix Mendelssohn (age 16) - Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Capriccio in F-sharp minor, Op. 5 (Work for soloist)
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Frédéric Chopin (age 15) - Rondo in C minor, Op. 1That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for soloist)
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Franz Liszt (age 14) - Piece for piano (Work for soloist)
- Waltz in A major (Work for soloist)
- Sungbong Choi (age -165)
- Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellens Gesang III), Op. 52 No. 6, “Hymne an die Jungfrau, Ave Maria”That year: 1825, Classical music (Song, lied)
- Six Moments musicaux, Opp. 94That year: 1825, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1828
- Nacht und Träume (Song, lied), composed in 1823
