The year 1846 in classical music and in lyrical art
1846. With other artists, Robert Schumann, Gioachino Rossini and Felix Mendelssohn influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Francesco Paolo Tosti, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Attila” de Giuseppe Verdi, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1846 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 210 of these moments for 1846.
1846, from day to day
January
04
Death of Amalie SebaldThat year: 1846, Classical music, German singer (1787-1846) (born in 1787)
08
Birth of Albert CahenThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1903)
Birth of William GilchristThat year: 1846, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1916)
Birth of Henry BracyThat year: 1846, Classical music, Welsh opera singer and actor (dead in 1917)
09
Birth of Eduard DecarliThat year: 1846, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1903)
14
Birth of Robert MusiolThat year: 1846, Classical music, German music writer, music pedagogue and composer (dead in 1903)
Death of Heinrich HeitmüllerThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1801)
16
Birth of Wilibald SommerThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1935)
20
Birth of Léon de MaupéouThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1923)
21
Birth of Albert LavignacThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1916)
30
Birth of Amalia HjelmThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
February
03
Death of Joseph WeiglThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1766)
07
Birth of Charles Henshaw DanaThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883)
13
Death of Johann Bernhard LogierThat year: 1846, Classical music, German-Irish composer (born in 1777)
14
Death of Claudio BonoldiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1783)
19
Birth of Giuseppe BuonamiciThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1914)
20
Birth of Therese SeehoferThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 1936)
22
Birth of Ella AdayevskayaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian classical pianist (dead in 1926)
Death of Carel Anton FodorThat year: 1846, Classical music, Dutch conductor (born in 1768)
23
Birth of Luigi DenzaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1922)
24
Birth of Leo GrillThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer, conductor, music pedagogue (dead in 1919)
25
Birth of Ange FlégierThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1927)
26
Birth of George Coles StebbinsThat year: 1846, Classical music, gospel song writer (dead in 1945)
27
Birth of Joaquín Valverde DuránThat year: 1846, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1910)
Birth of Joaquín ValverdeThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1910)
March
02
Birth of Marie RozeThat year: 1846, Classical music, French operatic soprano (dead in 1926)
Birth of Richard TempleThat year: 1846, Classical music, British opera singer and actor (dead in 1912)
04
Death of Elek PályThat year: 1846, Classical music, Hungarian actor (born in 1797)
09
Birth of Ida BenzaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (dead in 1880)
11
Birth of Constance BacheThat year: 1846, Classical music, British musician, teacher, writer (dead in 1903)
14
Birth of Bertha von BrukenthalThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1908)
16
Birth of Betty FibichováThat year: 1846, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1901)
17
Premiere of AttilaThat year: 1846, Classical music (Opera), Giuseppe Verdi
19
Birth of François ServaisThat year: 1846, Classical music, Belgian composer and conductor (1846-1901) (dead in 1901)
20
Birth of Louise PykThat year: 1846, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 1929)
Death of Jane Mary GuestThat year: 1846, Classical music, English composer and pianist (born in 1762)
23
Birth of Lucien Gates ChaffinThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927)
Also in March
Death of Pierre CrémontThat year: 1846, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1784) .
April
02
Birth of Albert PérilhouThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer, organist and pianist (dead in 1936)
03
Birth of Louis PisterThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1929)
07
Birth of Franz RiesThat year: 1846, Classical music, Romantic violinist and composer (dead in 1932)
09
Birth of Francesco Paolo TostiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian, later British composer and music teacher (dead in 1916)
16
Death of Domenico DragonettiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian musician (1763-1846) (born in 1763)
22
Death of Josef TriebenseeThat year: 1846, Classical music, Czech conductor, oboist and composer (born in 1772)
24
Death of Girolamo CrescentiniThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian singer castrato (born in 1762)
27
Birth of Nicolai SolovievThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian music critic and composer (dead in 1916)
29
Birth of Henry SchradieckThat year: 1846, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1918)
Birth of Albert RosewigThat year: 1846, Classical music, American composer and priest (dead in 1929)
30
Birth of Carl PiuttiThat year: 1846, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1902)
Birth of Albert ThierfelderThat year: 1846, Classical music, German university teacher (1846-1924) (dead in 1924)
May
01
Birth of Amanda TscherpaThat year: 1846, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano (dead in 1915)
02
Birth of Zygmunt NoskowskiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Polish musician (dead in 1909)
05
Birth of Federico ChuecaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1908)
08
Birth of Francis KorbayThat year: 1846, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 1913)
12
Birth of Ernst DeurerThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1871)
17
Birth of Alice BarnettThat year: 1846, Classical music, British actress and singer (dead in 1901)
22
Birth of Jacques E. RensburgThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1910)
23
Birth of Mathilde SessiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1934)
26
Birth of Arthur CoquardThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer and music critic (dead in 1910)
June
10
Birth of William Henry DanaThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916)
13
Birth of Frederic Woodman RootThat year: 1846, Classical music, American composer and music educator (dead in 1916)
16
Birth of Carl MachtsThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1903)
19
Death of Robert William KeithThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1787)
24
Birth of Anton SchottThat year: 1846, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1913)
27
Birth of Louise von RadeckeThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1916)
30
Birth of Riccardo DrigoThat year: 1846, Classical music, artist (dead in 1930)
July
01
Birth of Jelisaweta Fjodorowna ZwanzigerThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian and German opera singer and music educator
Birth of Marshall William TaylorThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1888)
03
Birth of Achilles AlferakiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian composer and statesman of Greek descent (1846-1919) (dead in 1919)
23
Death of Christian Heinrich RinckThat year: 1846, Classical music, German composer and organist (born in 1770)
24
Death of Joseph von Leopold EyblerThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1765)
25
Birth of Edward Mason ReadThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1936)
29
Birth of Sophie MenterThat year: 1846, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1918)
August
01
Birth of Brasílio Itiberê da CunhaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Brazilian composer (dead in 1913)
Death of Peter RitterThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1763)
02
Birth of Horace MansionThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
04
Birth of Silas G. PrattThat year: 1846, Classical music, American opera composer (dead in 1916)
05
Birth of René LenormandThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer, father of playwright Henri-René Lenormand (1882–1951) (dead in 1932)
Birth of João Gomez de AraújoThat year: 1846, Classical music, Brazilian composer (dead in 1943)
17
Birth of Marie JaëllThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1925)
19
Birth of Heberling LiszkaThat year: 1846, Classical music, operetta singer, singer (dead in 1871)
21
Death of Andreas NemetzThat year: 1846, Classical music, Czech/Moravian composer and musician (born in 1799)
24
Birth of Antoine TaudouThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer and music educator (dead in 1925)
Birth of Paul RougnonThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1934)
Death of Luigi MolinoThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer, conductor, harpist, violinist (born in 1762)
27
Death of Gottfried Wilhelm FinkThat year: 1846, Classical music, German composer and musicologist (born in 1783)
28
Birth of Agustín Pérez SorianoThat year: 1846, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1907)
September
01
Birth of Cotsford DickThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1911)
03
Birth of Théodore LackThat year: 1846, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1921)
10
Birth of Ida Basilier-MagelssenThat year: 1846, Classical music, Finnish singer (dead in 1928)
14
Death of Carl AlmenräderThat year: 1846, Classical music, German performer, teacher, composer (born in 1786)
16
Death of Julius RadichiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian actor (born in 1763)
17
Death of Francesco PolliniThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian composer and music educator (born in 1762)
18
Death of Johann Wilhelm GabrielskiThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1791)
20
Birth of Agnes TyrrellThat year: 1846, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 1883)
Birth of Marietta Biancolini RodriguezThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1905)
October
06
Birth of Anton BalluffThat year: 1846, Classical music, singer and opera singer (1846-1924) (dead in 1924)
10
Birth of Adalbert SpillerThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1904)
13
Birth of Ferdinand KracherThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor, writer (dead in 1916)
15
Birth of Nils ChrisanderThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1918)
19
Death of Niels Peter JensenThat year: 1846, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1802)
Birth of Anna ForsténThat year: 1846, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (dead in 1926)
20
Birth of Johan AmbergThat year: 1846, Classical music, Danish composer and violinist (dead in 1928)
22
Birth of Jacob KunkelThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1882)
23
Birth of Alexander ArkhangelskyThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian composer and conductor (dead in 1924)
26
Death of Sophie WeberThat year: 1846, Classical music, German singer (born in 1763)
November
04
Birth of Gaston SerpetteThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1904)
07
Birth of Ignaz BrüllThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 1907)
10
Birth of Martin WegeliusThat year: 1846, Classical music, Finnish composer (dead in 1906)
12
Birth of Carl CourvoisierThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1908)
December
06
Birth of Henryk JareckiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Polish conductor, composer and music educator (dead in 1918)
08
Birth of Minna Kögel-BoréeThat year: 1846, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1890)
12
Death of Isabel Rubio RiccioliniThat year: 1846, Classical music, Portuguese singer and actress (born in 1792)
16
Birth of Théophile-Adolphe ManouryThat year: 1846, Classical music, French baritone (dead in 1909)
21
Birth of Jules BordierThat year: 1846, Classical music, French conductor (dead in 1896)
22
Birth of Andreas HallénThat year: 1846, Classical music, Swedish romantic composer, conductor and music teacher (dead in 1925)
Birth of Jan MelickoThat year: 1846, Classical music, Slovak composer and educator (dead in 1926)
24
Birth of George orge Power, 7th BaronetThat year: 1846, Classical music, singer and actor (dead in 1928)
27
Death of Elizabeth InverarityThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1813)
Birth of Magda BuggeThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1924)
28
Death of William Henry KearnsThat year: 1846, Classical music, Irish composer (born in 1794)
29
Birth of Maurice RollinatThat year: 1846, Classical music, French poet (dead in 1903)
31
Birth of Richard KleinmichelThat year: 1846, Classical music, Polish composer and musician (dead in 1901)
This was also in 1846
Death of Alexis André RogerThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer (born in 1814). Death of Francisco de Paula MirandaThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1786). Birth of Ángel Rubio LaínezThat year: 1846, Classical music, Spanish composer, librettist and musician (dead in 1906). Birth of Augustin CortadaThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889). Birth of Theodore John TourrierThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1929). Birth of Giorgio LorenziThat year: 1846, Classical music, born 1846; died 1922 (dead in 1922). Birth of Félix BoissonThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1921). Birth of John C. MullalyThat year: 1846, Classical music (dead in 1934). Death of Teodor WodnickiThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1819). Birth of Louis Adolph KrantzThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1903). Birth of Ferdinand AmbrosiThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1891). Birth of Alexandre WinkelThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer . Death of John David LoderThat year: 1846, Classical music, English violinist (born in 1788). Birth of Marie ErhardThat year: 1846, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 1906). Birth of Niels Juel SimonsenThat year: 1846, Classical music, Danish baritone opera singer (dead in 1906). Birth of William HepworthThat year: 1846, Classical music, church musician (dead in 1916). Birth of Maurycy SieberThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1910). Death of Franciszek ŚcigalskiThat year: 1846, Classical music, Polish composer and violinist (born in 1782). Birth of Ferdinando de CristofaroThat year: 1846, Classical music, Italian musician and composer (dead in 1890). Birth of Luigi ConconeThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer . Birth of Edward FarleyThat year: 1846, Classical music, Opera singer (dead in 1916). Birth of Louis GabillaudThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1899). Birth of Henry ErnstThat year: 1846, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Angelika PerechonThat year: 1846, Classical music, actor, opera singer, singer (born in 1816). Inauguration: Tiroler Landestheater InnsbruckThat year: 1846, Classical music (Innsbruck, Austria). Inauguration: Teatro Alessandro BonciThat year: 1846, Classical music (Cesena, Italy). Birth of Annibal NapoleãoThat year: 1846, Classical music, Portugal (Brazilian) composer (dead in 1880). Birth of Warwick WilliamsThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1915). Death of Francisque AldayThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1800). Death of Carl Friedrich MüllerThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (born in 1796). Death of Charles-Frédéric KreubéThat year: 1846, Classical music, French composer, violinist and conductor (1777-1846) (born in 1777). Birth of Frederick Elliott LewisThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900). Birth of Ernst H. WolframThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer (dead in 1907). Birth of Valentina SerovaThat year: 1846, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1924). Death of Johann David HermannThat year: 1846, Classical music, composer, pianist (born in 1760).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Mass No. 2 in G major, “Die Messe in G”That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1815
- Adagio in E-flat, “Notturno”That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1828
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Hector Berlioz (age 43) - Prière du matin (Work for choir)
- Chant des chemins de fer, Op. 19 (Work for choir)
- Le trébuchet (Song, lied)
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Felix Mendelssohn (age 37) - Elijah, Op. 70That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Festgesang an die Künstler: Der Menschheit Würde, Op. 68 (Work for choir)
- Lauda Sion, Opp. 73 (Work for choir)
- 4 Lieder, Opp. 76 (Work for choir)
- 6 Anthems, Opp. 79 (Work for choir)
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Robert Schumann (age 36) - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1841
- Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Songs, Opp. 59 (Work for choir)
- 5 Lieder, Opp. 55 (Work for choir)
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Frédéric Chopin (age 36) - Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in
- Nocturne, Opp. 62That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- 3 Mazurkas, Opp. 63That year: 1846, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1847
- Waltzes, Opp. 64 (Work for soloist)
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Franz Liszt (age 35) - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 (Work for soloist), published in 1853
- Die lustige Legion (Work for choir)
- Ave Maria I (Work for choir)
- Album Leaf, “Andante religioso” (Work for soloist)
- Piece for piano (Work for soloist)
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Anton Bruckner (age 22) - Festlied (Work for choir)
- Ständchen (Work for choir)
- 4 Tantum ergo (Work for choir)
- Tantum ergo in D major (Work for choir)
- Prelude (Work for soloist)
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Bedřich Smetana (age 22) - Heilig ist der Herr Zebaoth (Work for choir)
- Jesu meine Freunde (Work for choir)
- Medtabitur in mandatis tuis (Work for choir)
- Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi dominus (Work for choir)
- Farewell! (Song, lied)
- Vyzvání (Song, lied)
- Ich hoffe auf den Herrn (Work for choir)
- Lobet den herrn (Work for choir)
- Bolest odloučení (Song, lied)
- Pohled mé dívky (Song, lied)
- Étude in Prelude Form (Work for soloist)
- Étude in Song Form (Work for soloist)
- Polka in E-flat major (Work for soloist)
- 6 Preludes (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Sonata in G minor (Work for soloist)
- Variations on the Czech Song ‘Sil jsem proso’ (Work for soloist)
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Johann Strauss II (age 21) - Bouquets, Op. 15 (Work for orchestra)
- Austria, Op. 20 (Work for orchestra)
- Carnival Songs, Op. 11 (Work for orchestra)
- Youthful Dreams, Op. 12 (Work for orchestra)
