1841, from day to day
1841. With other artists, Felix Mendelssohn, France Prešeren and Gioachino Rossini influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Antonín Dvořák, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Nabucco” de Giuseppe Verdi, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1841 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 170 of these moments for 1841.
The year 1841 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
05
Birth of Henryk Dobrzycki That year: 1841, Classical music, Polish composer and musicologist (1841-1914) (dead in 1914)
08
Birth of Emilio Usiglio That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1910)
Birth of George Morley Vickers That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
09
Birth of Wincenty Wacław Richling-Bartoszewski That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1896)
15
Birth of Thorvald Lammers That year: 1841, Classical music, Operatic and concert singer (dead in 1922)
18
Birth of Emmanuel Chabrier That year: 1841, Classical music, French Romantic composer and pianist (dead in 1894)
24
Birth of Carl Fredrik Lundqvist That year: 1841, Classical music, Swedish actor (1841-1920) (dead in 1920)
Death of Karl Traugott Zeuner That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (born in 1775)
26
Death of Joseph Caché That year: 1841, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1770)
27
Birth of Charles Warwick Jordan That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1909)
28
Birth of Viktor Nessler That year: 1841, Classical music, German composer (1841-1890) (dead in 1890)
31
Birth of Michael Maybrick That year: 1841, Classical music, English composer and singer, best known under pseudonym Stephen Adams (1841 or 1844-1913) (dead in 1913)
February
05
Birth of Josef Zöhrer That year: 1841, Classical music, composer, conductor (dead in 1916)
10
Birth of Walter Parratt That year: 1841, Classical music, English organist and composer (dead in 1924)
13
Birth of John Paul Morgan That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1879)
17
Death of Ferdinando Carulli That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1770)
18
Birth of Samuel Prowse Warren That year: 1841, Classical music, Canadian composer (1841-1915) (dead in 1915)
19
Birth of Felip Pedrell That year: 1841, Classical music, Catalan composer, teacher and musicologist (dead in 1922)
Birth of Elfrida Andrée That year: 1841, Classical music, Swedish organist, composer and conductor (dead in 1929)
25
Birth of Henriette Garthe That year: 1841, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1921)
March
01
Birth of Romualdo Marenco That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1907)
07
Birth of James Ramsey Murray That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1905)
10
Birth of Victor-Charles Mahillon That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1924)
13
Birth of Giulio Perotti That year: 1841, Classical music, German opera singer (1841-1901) (dead in 1901)
20
Death of Veronika Jenke That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer, actor (born in 1811)
23
Birth of Pavel Kozlov That year: 1841, Classical music, poet, translator, composer, civil servant (dead in 1891)
28
Birth of Jules-Célestien Devoyod That year: 1841, Classical music, baritone, bass (1841-1901) (dead in 1901)
April
01
Birth of Henri Kowalski That year: 1841, Classical music, French pianist and composer (1841-1916) (dead in 1916)
04
Birth of Federico Consolo That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1906)
12
Inauguration: Royal theatre Dresden That year: 1841, Classical music (Dresden, Germany)
13
Closing: Morettisches Opernhaus That year: 1841, Classical music (Dresden, Germany)
15
Birth of Auguste Werner That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900)
25
Birth of Pauline Lucca That year: 1841, Classical music, singer (1841-1908) (dead in 1908)
26
Birth of Robert Ohlsson That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1888)
28
Birth of Friedrich Gumpert That year: 1841, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1906)
May
04
Death of Elisabeth Filipowicz That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (born in 1794)
09
Birth of Arsène Bosquet That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1901)
11
Birth of Ernst von Possart That year: 1841, Classical music, German actor and director (1841-1921) (dead in 1921)
15
Birth of Giovanni Bolzoni That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1919)
18
Death of John Thomson That year: 1841, Classical music, Scottish classical composer (born in 1805)
20
Birth of Alice Ducasse That year: 1841, Classical music, singer (1841-1923) (dead in 1923)
21
Birth of Joseph Parry That year: 1841, Classical music, Welsh composer (dead in 1903)
24
Birth of Tito Mattei That year: 1841, Classical music, musical artist (dead in 1914)
28
Birth of Giovanni Sgambati That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1914)
29
Death of Abner Jones That year: 1841, Classical music, American Christian pastor, 1772–1841 (born in 1772)
June
03
Birth of Eduard Caudella That year: 1841, Classical music, Romanian composer (1841-1924) (dead in 1924)
04
Composition of Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist), Felix Mendelssohn
07
Birth of Henri Gobbi That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1920)
Death of Marianne Friederike Cäcilie Zaengl That year: 1841, Classical music, stage actor, opera singer (born in 1816)
10
Birth of Alois Reckendorf That year: 1841, Classical music, German pianist and teacher (1841-1911) (dead in 1911)
Birth of Florenz Ziegfeld That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1923)
21
Birth of Leopold Landau That year: 1841, Classical music, singer, opera singer (dead in 1894)
28
Birth of William John de Wolf Leavitt That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1893)
Also in June
Composition of Tarantella in A-flat major, Op. 43 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist), Frédéric Chopin .
July
04
Birth of Marie Cico That year: 1841, Classical music, singer (dead in 1875)
11
Birth of Daniël de Lange That year: 1841, Classical music, Dutch conductor, composer and musicologist (dead in 1918)
17
Birth of Vilma von Voggenhuber That year: 1841, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1888)
18
Birth of Hedvig Willman That year: 1841, Classical music, Swedish actress (1841-1887) (dead in 1887)
31
Birth of Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet That year: 1841, Classical music, English scientist and music theorist (1841-1912) (dead in 1912)
August
06
Birth of Xisto Bahia That year: 1841, Classical music, Brazilian actor (dead in 1894)
10
Death of Hippolyte Monpou That year: 1841, Classical music, French composer and organist (born in 1804)
13
Death of Bernhard Romberg That year: 1841, Classical music, German cellist and composer (born in 1767)
17
Birth of Anton Schmoll That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
24
Death of Friedrich Curschmann That year: 1841, Classical music, German composer and singer (born in 1805)
27
Death of Ignaz von Seyfried That year: 1841, Classical music, Austrian musician (born in 1776)
31
Birth of Max Allihn That year: 1841, Classical music, German author (dead in 1910)
September
06
Death of Aloys Dobler That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1796)
08
Birth of Antonín Dvořák That year: 1841, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1904)
11
Birth of Henriette Fuchs That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer, music critic (dead in 1927)
15
Death of Alessandro Rolla That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher (born in 1757)
16
Birth of Max Ritter von Weinzierl That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1898)
25
Birth of John Varley Roberts That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1920)
26
Birth of Signor Brocolini That year: 1841, Classical music, British opera singer, actor and journalist (dead in 1906)
27
Birth of Antonio Llanos Berete That year: 1841, Classical music, composer, professor (dead in 1900)
29
Birth of Enrico Bevignani That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (1841-1903) (dead in 1903)
October
11
Birth of Friedrich Hegar That year: 1841, Classical music, Swiss composer, conductor and violinist (1841-1927) (dead in 1927)
14
Birth of George Oakey That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927)
19
Premiere of Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Franz Schubert
26
Birth of Ernst Catenhusen That year: 1841, Classical music, German conductor and composer (1841–1918) (dead in 1918)
Birth of Gabriel Garbet That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1905)
28
Death of Francesco Morlacchi That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer (1784-1841) (born in 1784)
Birth of John Wiegand That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1923)
November
04
Birth of Carl Tausig That year: 1841, Classical music, Polish pianist (1841-1871) (dead in 1871)
05
Birth of Aleksandr S. Famincyn That year: 1841, Classical music, Russian musicologist and composer (1841-1896) (dead in 1896)
06
Birth of Eugène Thomas That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1918)
07
Birth of Daniel Filleborn That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1904)
09
Birth of Albert Vizentini That year: 1841, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 1906)
10
Birth of Franz Krückl That year: 1841, Classical music, German singer, educationist and music educator (dead in 1899)
13
Birth of Josip Nolli That year: 1841, Classical music, actor, singer, director, playwright, translator, publicist, opera singer (dead in 1902)
18
Death of John Charles Clifton That year: 1841, Classical music, English composer (born in 1781)
25
Death of Daniil Kashin That year: 1841, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1770)
26
Birth of Robert Lehmann That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1912)
December
01
Death of Franz Jakob Freystädtler That year: 1841, Classical music, composer, musician (born in 1761)
06
Birth of Donato Lovreglio That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1907)
Birth of Melitta Otto-Alvsleben That year: 1841, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1893)
11
Birth of Adolf Čech That year: 1841, Classical music, Czech conductor who premiered many of Dvořák pieces. (dead in 1903)
14
Birth of Louise Héritte-Viardot That year: 1841, Classical music, singer, pianist and composer (dead in 1918)
17
Birth of Aglaja Orgeni That year: 1841, Classical music, Hungarian operatic coloratura soprano (dead in 1926)
Birth of Rudolf Haase That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
18
Death of Felice Blangini That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian composer (1781-1841) (born in 1781)
27
Birth of Waage Matthison-Hansen That year: 1841, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1911)
Death of Carl Zulehner That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (born in 1770)
This was also in 1841
Death of Justina Casagli That year: 1841, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1794) . Birth of Anthime Donnay That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1931) . Birth of Johanna van Hasselt-Barth That year: 1841, Classical music, music teacher, opera singer (dead in 1918) . Birth of Jeanette Jacobsson That year: 1841, Classical music, Swedish actress (dead in 1907) . Birth of Giuseppe Silvestri That year: 1841, Classical music, Italian mandolinist, composer (1841-1921) (dead in 1921) . Birth of Franciszek Cieslewski That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1920) . Inauguration: Wrocław Opera That year: 1841, Classical music (Wrocław, Poland). Birth of Yuliya Platonova That year: 1841, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 1892) . Birth of Geremia Piazzano That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1921) . Birth of Camilla Klettner That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1891) . Birth of Apollon Gussakovsky That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1875) . Birth of Walter Russel Johnston That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900) . Birth of Wilhelm Lege That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1893) . Birth of P. De Faye That year: 1841, Classical music, composer . Death of James Sanderson That year: 1841, Classical music, English composer and instrumentalist (born in 1769) . Birth of Joseph Street That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1908) . Birth of Jan Czubski That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1902) . Birth of Ercole Mezzetti That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1918) . Death of John Hoyt Hickok That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (born in 1792) . Birth of Rudolf udolf Sellman That year: 1841, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1922) . Birth of Pavel Blaramberg That year: 1841, Classical music, Russian composer and journalist (1841-1907) (dead in 1907) . Birth of Adolfo Zabala That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1869) . Inauguration: Teatro Comunale di Modena That year: 1841, Classical music (Modena, Italy). Birth of Kornélia Mindszenty That year: 1841, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1886) . Inauguration: Theater Landshut That year: 1841, Classical music (Landshut, Germany). Birth of Paul de Schlözer That year: 1841, Classical music, pianist (dead in 1898) . Birth of Olaf Emil Eriksen That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914) . Birth of Charles E. Pratt That year: 1841, Classical music, American composer of popular music (dead in 1902) . Birth of Anton Hromada That year: 1841, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1901) . Death of Chevalier de Lagoanère That year: 1841, Classical music, composer (born in 1785) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Gioachino Rossini (age 49)
- Stabat Mater That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1831
- Hector Berlioz (age 38)
- Les Nuits d'été, Opp. 7 That year: 1841, Classical music (Song, lied), composed in 1840
- Reverie and Capriccio, Op. 8 (Work for orchestra)
- Le Freyschütz (Récitatif pour l'opéra de Weber) (Song, lied)
- La nonne sanglante (Opera)
- Johann Strauss I (age 37)
- Adelaiden-Walzer, Op. 129 (Work for orchestra)
- Felix Mendelssohn (age 32)
- Songs without words, Book 4, Opp. 53 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Antigone, Op. 55 (Theatrical music)
- Variations in E-flat major, Op. 82 (Work for soloist)
- Variations in B-flat major, Op. 83 (Work for soloist)
- Allegro brilliant in A major, Op. 92 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March in D major, Op. 108 (Work for orchestra)
- Robert Schumann (age 31)
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1846
- Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, “Spring” That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1853
- Carnival Jest from Vienna, Op. 26 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1839
- Overture, Scherzo and Finale for orchestra, Op. 52 (Work for orchestra)
- Frédéric Chopin (age 31)
- Ballad No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Nocturne, Opp. 48 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Concert Allegro in A major, Op. 46 That year: 1841, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- 2 Mazurkas (Work for soloist)
- Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 (Work for soloist)
- Franz Liszt (age 30)
- Album Leaf in A-flat major (Work for soloist)
- Album Leaf, “Exeter Preludio” (Work for soloist)
- Album Leaf, “Magyar” (Work for soloist)
- Album Leaf, “Rákóczi-Marsch” (Work for soloist)
- Album Leaf (Work for soloist)
- Galop in A minor (Work for soloist)
- God Save the Queen (Work for soloist)
- Die Lorelie (Song, lied)
- Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (Song, lied)
- Vierstimmige Männergesänge (Work for choir)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 28)
- Richard Wagner (age 28)
- Bedřich Smetana (age 17)
- Impromptu in E-flat minor (Work for soloist)
- Impromptu in B minor (Work for soloist)