The year 1856 in classical music and in lyrical art
1856. With other artists, Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach and Gioachino Rossini influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Robert Schumann. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Eine Symphonie zu Dante's Divina Commedia” de Franz Liszt, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1856 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 1856.
1856, from day to day
January
01
Birth of Modest VitoshynskyiThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1901)
02
Birth of Alma FohströmThat year: 1856, Classical music, Finnish operatic soprano (dead in 1936)
04
Birth of Maurice Mac-NabThat year: 1856, Classical music, French chansonnier, poet and writer (dead in 1889)
06
Death of Nicolas-Charles BochsaThat year: 1856, Classical music, French musician (born in 1789)
Birth of Giuseppe MartucciThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1909)
Birth of George ThorneThat year: 1856, Classical music, English singer and actor (dead in 1922)
Birth of Hermann GenssThat year: 1856, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1940)
09
Birth of Stevan Stojanović MokranjacThat year: 1856, Classical music, Serbian composer (dead in 1914)
Birth of Eva Hortensia SynnerbergThat year: 1856, Classical music, Finnish musician (dead in 1920)
11
Birth of Christian SindingThat year: 1856, Classical music, Norwegian composer (dead in 1941)
15
Birth of Gustave GoublierThat year: 1856, Classical music, French conductor and composer (dead in 1926)
17
Death of Thomas Attwood WalmisleyThat year: 1856, Classical music, English composer and organist (born in 1814)
18
Birth of John Hyatt BrewerThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1931)
20
Birth of Jean de ChantéracThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1908)
28
Birth of Eva Dell'AcquaThat year: 1856, Classical music, Belgian composer and singer (1856-1930) (dead in 1930)
30
Birth of Felix McGlennonThat year: 1856, Classical music, British songwriter and publisher (dead in 1943)
February
01
Death of Henri-Étienne DérivisThat year: 1856, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1780)
02
Birth of Makar EkmalyanThat year: 1856, Classical music, Armenian composer (dead in 1905)
04
Death of Anna GottliebThat year: 1856, Classical music, Austrian singer (born in 1774)
12
Death of Giuseppe DonizettiThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian musician (1788-1856) (born in 1788)
13
Death of Alexandre MontfortThat year: 1856, Classical music, French composer (born in 1803)
16
Birth of Willem KesThat year: 1856, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (dead in 1934)
Birth of Augusta Öhrström-RenardThat year: 1856, Classical music, Swedish opera singer and voice teacher (dead in 1921)
17
Death of John BrahamThat year: 1856, Classical music, English operatic tenor (born in 1774)
Birth of Jan Evangelista Zelinka staršíThat year: 1856, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1935)
21
Death of Theodor DöhlerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German composer and pianist (born in 1814)
24
Birth of Louis DelaquerrièreThat year: 1856, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1937)
25
Birth of Marianne ScharwenkaThat year: 1856, Classical music, German musician (1856–1918) (dead in 1918)
26
Birth of Aurélio MagnaniThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1921)
27
Birth of Mattia BattistiniThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1928)
28
Birth of Richard MühlfeldThat year: 1856, Classical music, German clarinettist (dead in 1907)
Birth of Marie BremaThat year: 1856, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 1925)
March
04
Death of Friedrich GenéeThat year: 1856, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1796)
05
Birth of Zoltán GátyThat year: 1856, Classical music, Hungarian composer (dead in 1928)
Closing: Theatre Royal, Covent GardenThat year: 1856, Classical music (City and Liberty of Westminster, United Kingdom)
12
Birth of Jozef ChládekThat year: 1856, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 1928)
13
Birth of Allan MacbethThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1910)
15
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Turner SalterThat year: 1856, Classical music, American soprano and composer (dead in 1938)
18
Birth of Gabriel SizesThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1919)
19
Death of Franz Thaddäus BlattThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1793)
20
Birth of Josef WagnerThat year: 1856, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1908)
April
01
Death of Marie Moreau-SaintiThat year: 1856, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1804)
03
Birth of Léo SachsThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1930)
07
Birth of John Alexander Fuller MaitlandThat year: 1856, Classical music, British music critic (dead in 1936)
12
Birth of Samuel Royle ShoreThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
14
Birth of Alphonse MauriceThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1905)
17
Birth of Edward JakobowskiThat year: 1856, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1929)
18
Death of Ermanno PicchiThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1811)
20
Death of Damião Barbosa de AraújoThat year: 1856, Classical music, Brazilian composer (born in 1778)
30
Birth of Jindřich HartlThat year: 1856, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 1900)
May
02
Birth of Eduard Rohde Jr.That year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1931)
03
Death of Adolphe AdamThat year: 1856, Classical music, French composer and music critic (born in 1803)
Death of Adolfo FumagalliThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (1828-1856) (born in 1828)
Birth of Max AlvaryThat year: 1856, Classical music, German operatic tenor (dead in 1898)
04
Birth of Marie BastaThat year: 1856, Classical music, singer and opera singer
10
Birth of Johann MüllerThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1924)
Birth of Max StangeThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1932)
12
Death of Conrad LüdersThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1801)
13
Death of Joseph JowettThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1784)
15
Death of Rudolph BayThat year: 1856, Classical music, Danish musician (born in 1791)
Birth of Frederick Augustus FillmoreThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
17
Birth of Elisabeth LeisingerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1933)
20
Birth of Helen HopekirkThat year: 1856, Classical music, American pianist and composer of Scottish descent (dead in 1945)
22
Birth of Humphrey John StewartThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1932)
26
Birth of George Templeton StrongThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (1856-1948) (dead in 1948)
31
Birth of F. W. MeachamThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1909)
June
03
Death of Stephen JenksThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (born in 1772)
07
Birth of Heinrich ZellerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1934)
08
Birth of Natalia JanothaThat year: 1856, Classical music, Pianist and Composer (dead in 1932)
Birth of Antoine BanèsThat year: 1856, Classical music, French choreographer and composer (dead in 1924)
10
Death of Giuseppe RabboniThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian composer (1800-1856) (born in 1800)
11
Birth of Bruno WandeltThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
12
Premiere of La rose de Saint-FlourThat year: 1856, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
13
Birth of Abbie CarringtonThat year: 1856, Classical music, American operatic singer (dead in 1925)
Birth of Harvey LöhrThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019)
14
Birth of Hubert de BlanckThat year: 1856, Classical music, Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer emigrated to Cuba (dead in 1932)
15
Birth of Otto SeeleThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer, music publisher (dead in 1935)
17
Birth of George Albert BurdettThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1943)
24
Birth of Sumner SalterThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1944)
25
Birth of Zenón RolónThat year: 1856, Classical music, Argentine musician (dead in 1902)
Death of Auguste BertiniThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1780)
July
01
Birth of Max BurgerThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1917)
05
Death of Paul CuzentThat year: 1856, Classical music, animal trainer, circus performer, composer, pedagogue (born in 1814)
Birth of Aline FriedeThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1946)
06
Birth of Horace Winfred BeekThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1936)
11
Birth of Alice BurvilleThat year: 1856, Classical music, British actress and singer (dead in 1944)
Birth of William Ludwig PiuttiThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1910)
19
Birth of Emil GötzeThat year: 1856, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1901)
20
Death of Anna NielsenThat year: 1856, Classical music, Danish actor and opera singer (born in 1803)
23
Birth of Arthur BirdThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1923)
29
Death of Robert SchumannThat year: 1856, Classical music, German composer (born in 1810)
31
Death of Marco BordogniThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1789)
Premiere of Le 66That year: 1856, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
August
05
Death of Robert Lucas de PearsallThat year: 1856, Classical music, English composer (born in 1795)
08
Death of Lucia Elizabeth VestrisThat year: 1856, Classical music, British actress, theatre manager and contralto (born in 1797)
12
Death of Auguste Otto-WernthalThat year: 1856, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1833)
14
Birth of Karl WolfrumThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1937)
18
Birth of Jan GallThat year: 1856, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1912)
Birth of Charles H. GabrielThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer of religious music (dead in 1932)
19
Birth of Wilson SmithThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1929)
20
Death of Philipp Jakob RiotteThat year: 1856, Classical music, German composer (born in 1776)
21
Death of Peter Josef von LindpaintnerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1791)
24
Birth of Felix MottlThat year: 1856, Classical music, Austrian conductor and composer (dead in 1911)
25
Inauguration: Teatro SolísThat year: 1856, Classical music (Montevideo, Uruguay)
26
Birth of Guillaume RémyThat year: 1856, Classical music, Belgian violinist, music pedagogue (dead in 1923)
31
Birth of Nikoghayos TigranianThat year: 1856, Classical music, Armenian musician (dead in 1951)
September
02
Birth of Luigi ChiaffarelliThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer, music pedagogue, pianist (dead in 1923)
03
Birth of Selma EkThat year: 1856, Classical music, singer (dead in 1941)
09
Death of Joseph KüffnerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German musician and composer (born in 1777)
12
Birth of Ernest GilletThat year: 1856, Classical music, French musician and composer (dead in 1940)
Birth of Caleb SimperThat year: 1856, Classical music, English organist and composer (dead in 1942)
16
Birth of Abraham OjanperäThat year: 1856, Classical music, Finnish singer and opera singer (dead in 1916)
21
Death of Mikhail VielgorskyThat year: 1856, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1787)
23
Premiere of Le financier et le savetierThat year: 1856, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
26
Birth of Anna PaaskeThat year: 1856, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (dead in 1935)
October
01
Birth of Wilhelmina Tekla KrogulskaThat year: 1856, Classical music, Polish singer (dead in 1933)
08
Birth of Victor von HerzfeldThat year: 1856, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 1919)
09
Birth of Sylvain DupuisThat year: 1856, Classical music, Belgian composer and conductor (dead in 1931)
14
Death of Johann Kaspar MertzThat year: 1856, Classical music, Hungarian guitarist and composer (born in 1806)
Premiere of La bonne d'enfantThat year: 1856, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
22
Birth of Eduard SchüttThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
Birth of Carlo AlbanesiThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian pianist and composer (dead in 1926)
24
Birth of Thomas Vowler ShortThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1931)
25
Birth of Hermine GalfyThat year: 1856, Classical music, German soprano (dead in 1933)
28
Birth of Franz Xaver ArensThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1932)
29
Birth of Hans WindersteinThat year: 1856, Classical music, German conductor and composer (dead in 1925)
30
Birth of Isabella von Lauppert-MartinThat year: 1856, Classical music, music pedagogue, opera singer, singer
31
Birth of Robert FischhofThat year: 1856, Classical music, Austrian pianist, composer and music teacher (dead in 1918)
November
02
Death of Heinrich BlumeThat year: 1856, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1788)
06
Birth of Alfred Ferdinand ChristensenThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
13
Birth of Sergei Ivanovich TaneyevThat year: 1856, Classical music, Russian composer, pianist, music theorist and teacher (dead in 1915)
15
Birth of Henry Alexander John CampbellThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1921)
16
Birth of Annie Frances LoudThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
23
Death of Giovanni MorandiThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1777)
26
Birth of Thrine SchenckThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1921)
28
Birth of Aleksandr KastalskyThat year: 1856, Classical music, Russian composer and folklorist (dead in 1926)
Birth of Hjalmar FreyThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1913)
30
Death of Charles-Alexandre FessyThat year: 1856, Classical music, French musician (born in 1804)
December
02
Birth of Robert KajanusThat year: 1856, Classical music, Finnish conductor and composer (dead in 1933)
Birth of Karel WittochThat year: 1856, Classical music, choir director, music pedagogue, organist, violinist (dead in 1907)
Birth of Alfonso GarulliThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1915)
03
Birth of Mathilde Heim-BremThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1886)
05
Birth of Charles William PearceThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1928)
Birth of Nahum Stetson Jr.That year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
06
Death of Johann EdmüllerThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1810)
10
Birth of Karl SchaussThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1929)
Birth of John W. MetcalfThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1926)
11
Birth of Wilhelm RohdeThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1928)
22
Birth of Hermann BruneThat year: 1856, Classical music, singer, university teacher (dead in 1922)
27
Birth of André GedalgeThat year: 1856, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1926)
This was also in 1856
Birth of Giovanni ParoliThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1920). Birth of Celian KottaunThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1938). Death of Edward ThorbeckeThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1848). Birth of Otto GrosseThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1935). Birth of Samuel T. StrangThat year: 1856, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1921). Birth of Emil StegerThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1929). Birth of João Maria dos AnjosThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889). Death of Domenico CrivelliThat year: 1856, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1793). Birth of William Monk GouldThat year: 1856, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1923). Birth of José BussacThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1912). Birth of Mabel BattenThat year: 1856, Classical music, singer (dead in 1916). Death of Samuel Lytler MetcalfThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1798). Death of Pedro Ximénez Abril TiradoThat year: 1856, Classical music, Bolivian composer (born in 1784). Death of Friedrich Wilhelm JubitzThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (born in 1826). Birth of Leon GritzingerThat year: 1856, Classical music, German opera singer (tenor) (dead in 1910). Birth of Fernando ValeroThat year: 1856, Classical music, Spanish singer (dead in 1914). Birth of Erik WarneckeThat year: 1856, Classical music, writer (dead in 1931). Birth of Eufrosinia CuzaThat year: 1856, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1856-1910) (dead in 1910). Birth of Nikolay UnkovskyThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1904). Death of Luigi Maria VivianiThat year: 1856, Classical music, Italian composer . Birth of Thomas Wilkinson StephensonThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1936). Birth of Frederick BevanThat year: 1856, Classical music, British singer and music pedagogue (dead in 1939). Inception: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1856, Classical music (Monaco). Birth of Ida BaierThat year: 1856, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1933). Birth of Tobia BertiniThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1936). Birth of Giuseppe AuteriThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer . Birth of Regine KleinThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer, singer, stage actor (dead in 1939). Birth of Alma StrettellThat year: 1856, Classical music, British translator and poet (dead in 1939). Birth of Charlotte DevériaThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885). Birth of Jules WalterThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1924). Inception: Bremer DomchorThat year: 1856, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Julia GwynneThat year: 1856, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (dead in 1934). Birth of Giacomo GianniniThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940). Birth of Ottavio NouvelliThat year: 1856, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1901). Birth of Edwin GreeneThat year: 1856, Classical music, composer (dead in 1915). Inauguration: Teatro de la ZarzuelaThat year: 1856, Classical music (Madrid, Spain).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Franz Liszt (age 45)
- Eine Symphonie zu Dante's Divina CommediaThat year: 1856, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphonic Poem No. 9, “Hungaria”That year: 1856, Classical music (Work for orchestra) Premiere, composed in 1854
- Concerto pathétique (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1866
- Festvorspiel (Work for soloist)
- Vom Fels zum Meer! - Deutscher Siegesmarsch (Work for soloist)
- Wie singt die Lerche schön (Song, lied)
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Jacques Offenbach (age 37)
- Tromb-al-ca-zar, ou Les criminels dramatiques (Opera)
- Les dragées du baptême (Incidental music)
- Un postillon en gage (Opera)
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Anton Bruckner (age 32)
- Ave Maria in F major (Work for choir)
- Piano Pieces for piano in E-flat major (Work for soloist)
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Johann Strauss II (age 31)
- Cries of Farewell, Op. 179 (Work for orchestra)
- Coronation, Op. 183 (Work for orchestra)
- Grand Duchess Alexandra, Op. 181 (Work for orchestra)
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Alexander Borodin (age 23)
- Quartet for flute, oboe, viola and cello (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Camille Saint-Saëns (age 21)
- Mass, Opp. 4 (Work for choir)
- Trois Rhapsodies sur des cantiques Bretons, Opp. 7 (Work for soloist)
- Symphony in F major, “Urbs Roma” (Work for orchestra)
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Georges Bizet (age 18)
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Antonín Dvořák (age 15)
- Forget-me-not Polka (Work for soloist)