1889, from day to day
1889. With other artists, Edvard Grieg, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Johannes Brahms influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Adrian Boult, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Falstaff” 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 1889 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 300 of these moments for 1889.
The year 1889 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Juozas Tallat-Kelpša That year: 1889, Classical music, Lithuanian conductor and composer (dead in 1949)
Composition of Fantasy for piano and orchestra That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Claude Debussy
Birth of Maurice Baron That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1964)
Birth of Tadeusz Jarecki That year: 1889, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1955)
Death of Joseph W. Postlewaite That year: 1889, Classical music, 19th-century composer of music in Missouri, U.S. (born in 1827)
02
Death of Raffaele Galli That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1824)
03
Death of Giuseppe Dell'Orefice That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera composer, conductor (1848-1889) (born in 1848)
05
Death of Louis Théophile Planel That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1804)
09
Birth of Ferdinand David That year: 1889, Classical music, Estonian violinist
10
Death of Martin Andreas Udbye That year: 1889, Classical music, Norwegian composer and organist (1820-1889) (born in 1820)
12
Birth of Florence Macbeth That year: 1889, Classical music, American soprano (dead in 1966)
Death of James Ernest Perring That year: 1889, Classical music, British opera singer (1822-1889) (born in 1822)
14
Death of Ema de Pukšec That year: 1889, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (born in 1834)
Birth of Bianca Maleczky That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (dead in 1946)
19
Death of Francis Hueffer That year: 1889, Classical music, German-English writer on music, music critic, and librettist (born in 1845)
21
Birth of Thérèse Lobiewski That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian actor and opera singer (1889-1977) (dead in 1977)
22
Death of Thomas R. Weber That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1818)
24
Birth of Vladimir Shcherbachov That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1952)
25
Birth of Ksenia Derzhinskaya That year: 1889, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1889-1951) (dead in 1951)
29
Birth of Maria Müller That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1958)
February
01
Death of Joseph Gungl That year: 1889, Classical music, Hungarian musician (born in 1809)
02
Premiere of Ariettes oubliées That year: 1889, Classical music (Song, lied), Claude Debussy
Death of Karl Friedrich Hering That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1819)
06
Birth of Richard Bonelli That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer (1889-1980) (dead in 1980)
Death of Jules ten Brink That year: 1889, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1838)
Birth of Marie Cavan That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (1889-1968) (dead in 1968)
07
Birth of Claudia Muzio That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera soprano (dead in 1936)
Birth of Erna von Weymarn-Petersen That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (dead in 1950)
08
Birth of Hugo Klement Mrázek That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech composer (1889-1916) (dead in 1916)
09
Death of Thuiskon Hauptner That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1821)
11
Birth of Vladimir Deshevov That year: 1889, Classical music, composer, film score composer (dead in 1955)
12
Premiere of The Jacobin, Op. 84 That year: 1889, Classical music (Opera), Antonín Dvořák
Premiere of The Jacobin, Op. 84 That year: 1889, Classical music (Opera), Antonín Dvořák
Birth of Américo Canhoto That year: 1889, Classical music, Brazilian musician and guitarist (1889-1928) (dead in 1928)
Death of Frédéric Barbier That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (1829-1889) (born in 1829)
14
Death of Karl Davydov That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1838)
17
Birth of Geoffrey Toye That year: 1889, Classical music, English conductor, composer and opera producer. (dead in 1942)
Birth of Fujii Kiyomi That year: 1889, Classical music, Japanese composer (1889-1944) (dead in 1944)
19
Birth of Giulia Tess That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian soprano (dead in 1976)
22
Birth of Maria Winetzkaja That year: 1889, Classical music, Moldova-born American mezzo-soprano opera singer (dead in 1956)
23
Death of Ernest Depas That year: 1889, Classical music, violinist, composer (born in 1809)
25
Birth of Adolf Kramenič That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (dead in 1953)
March
01
Premiere of Short Suite That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for soloist), Claude Debussy
03
Birth of Ruy Coelho That year: 1889, Classical music, Portuguese pianist, composer and conductor (dead in 1986)
Death of Sydney Smith That year: 1889, Classical music, English pianist and composer (born in 1839)
Birth of André Renoux That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1967)
05
Death of Karl Emanuel Klitzsch That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (1812-1889) (born in 1812)
08
Birth of Ina Boyle That year: 1889, Classical music, Irish composer (dead in 1967)
11
Death of Benjamin Franklin Baker That year: 1889, Classical music, American composer (1811-1889) (born in 1811)
13
Death of Enrico Tamberlik That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1820)
Death of Felice Varesi That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1813)
17
Death of Tirso de de Obregón y Pierrad That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1832)
20
Birth of Aimé Simon-Girard That year: 1889, Classical music, French actor (dead in 1950)
21
Birth of Aleksandra Yakovleva That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 1979)
Death of Gilles Raspail That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1839)
24
Birth of Ramón Usandizaga That year: 1889, Classical music, conductor, composer (dead in 1964)
28
Birth of Sabine Kalter That year: 1889, Classical music, Polish singer (1889-1957) (dead in 1957)
29
Birth of Pierre Vellones That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1939)
April
02
Birth of Sigurd Hoff That year: 1889, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (1889-1955) (dead in 1955)
03
Birth of Grigoraș Dinicu That year: 1889, Classical music, Romanian Roma composer and violinist (1889-1949) (dead in 1949)
06
Death of Frederick Ouseley That year: 1889, Classical music, English composer, organist and musicologist (born in 1825)
08
Birth of Adrian Boult That year: 1889, Classical music, British conductor (dead in 1983)
Death of Jean-Baptiste Arban That year: 1889, Classical music, French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue (born in 1825)
Birth of Emil Frey That year: 1889, Classical music, Swiss musician (1889-1946) (dead in 1946)
12
Birth of Sr., Gerhard Theodore Alexis That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927)
20
Birth of Vilgelm Marjanovitsj Jablonskiy That year: 1889, Classical music, musician, music teacher (dead in 1977)
21
Premiere of Edgar That year: 1889, Classical music (Opera), Giacomo Puccini
Birth of Efrem Zimbalist That year: 1889, Classical music, violinist, composer, teacher, conductor (dead in 1985)
24
Death of Mathilda Gelhaar That year: 1889, Classical music, Swedish actress (born in 1813)
Birth of Nellie Briercliffe That year: 1889, Classical music, singer and actress (dead in 1966)
27
Death of Vladimir Opochinin That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian Rear Admiral of the Baltic Fleet (born in 1810)
30
Birth of Rudolph Simonsen That year: 1889, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1947)
Birth of Chalmers Clifton That year: 1889, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1966)
May
03
Birth of Yitzchak Mann That year: 1889, Classical music, Polish-Israeli opera singer and hazzan (1889-1963) (dead in 1963)
06
Birth of Graziella Pareto That year: 1889, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (dead in 1973)
Death of Friedrich Moritz Gast That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1821)
17
Birth of Marcel Moyse That year: 1889, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1984)
Birth of Karl Aagard Østvig That year: 1889, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1889-1968) (dead in 1968)
20
Birth of Felix Arndt That year: 1889, Classical music, American pianist and composer (dead in 1918)
24
Birth of Purcell James Mansfield That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1968)
25
Birth of Hans Joachim Moser That year: 1889, Classical music, German musicologist (dead in 1967)
Birth of Gilardo Gilardi That year: 1889, Classical music, Argentine composer (dead in 1963)
27
Death of Clément Broutin That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (born in 1851)
Birth of André Gouin That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1959)
Death of Heinrich Franz That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1812)
30
Death of Sergey Taneyev That year: 1889, Classical music, secretary of state (born in 1821)
Birth of Augusto Sebastiani That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1971)
31
Birth of Emmi Kosáry That year: 1889, Classical music, Hungarian actress (1889-1964) (dead in 1964)
June
01
Birth of Sigrid Onégin That year: 1889, Classical music, Franco-German operatic contralto (dead in 1943)
06
Birth of Yvonne Brothier That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (1889-1967) (dead in 1967)
08
Death of Aloys Hennes That year: 1889, Classical music, German composer (1827-1889) (born in 1827)
09
Birth of Alfred Jerger That year: 1889, Classical music, Austrian actor, singer and opera singer (1889-1976) (dead in 1976)
Birth of Erma Zarska That year: 1889, Classical music, Soprano opera vocalist (dead in 1971)
12
Birth of Otto Fillmar That year: 1889, Classical music, (1889-1974) (dead in 1974)
13
Death of Klementina Kalašová That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1850-1889) (born in 1850)
Death of František Janák That year: 1889, Classical music, organist, composer (born in 1821)
16
Birth of Jean Henry That year: 1889, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Philip Louis Brachet That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1828)
20
Death of Amélie Rey-Balla That year: 1889, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1836)
23
Birth of Leonore Schwarz-Neumaier That year: 1889, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1942)
26
Birth of Sergei Yudin That year: 1889, Classical music, Russian opera singer (1889-1963) (dead in 1963)
27
Death of Carlotta Patti That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1835)
Death of Whitney Eugene Thayer That year: 1889, Classical music, American musician (born in 1838)
29
Birth of Greta von Haartman That year: 1889, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1889-1948) (dead in 1948)
Birth of Pedro Mirassou That year: 1889, Classical music, Argentinian singer (dead in 1963)
July
01
Birth of George Lem Trombley That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1951)
Death of Frank Romer That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1810)
03
Birth of Oskar Geier That year: 1889, Classical music, violist, composer (dead in 1952)
04
Death of Auguste Mermet That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (born in 1810)
Birth of Joseph J. McGrath That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1968)
07
Death of Giovanni Bottesini That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, double bass player (born in 1821)
10
Death of Carli Zoeller That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1840)
13
Death of Maria Francisca Bia That year: 1889, Classical music, Dutch actress (1809-1889) (born in 1809)
14
Birth of Ernst Linko That year: 1889, Classical music, Finnish pianist (1889-1960) (dead in 1960)
15
Death of Edmund Abesser That year: 1889, Classical music, German musician, composer and pianist (born in 1837)
18
Birth of Alba Rosa Viëtor That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (1889–1979) (dead in 1979)
20
Death of Gustav Lange That year: 1889, Classical music, German composer (1830–1889) (born in 1830)
Death of Manuel Arcas That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1835)
21
Birth of Steuart Wilson That year: 1889, Classical music, British operatic tenor (1889-1966) (dead in 1966)
31
Death of Philippe Louis Mercadier That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1812)
August
02
Birth of Ignác Händl That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1954)
03
Birth of Jindřich Vacek That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech oboist, composer and organist (dead in 1946)
05
Death of Carl Amand Mangold That year: 1889, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1813)
06
Death of Giuseppe Capponi That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1832)
08
Death of Anna Maria Klemming That year: 1889, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (1864-1889) (born in 1864)
10
Birth of Armstrong Gibbs That year: 1889, Classical music, English composer (1889-1960) (dead in 1960)
12
Birth of Mária Budánovits That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer, voice teacher (dead in 1976)
14
Birth of Jaroslav Jeremiáš That year: 1889, Classical music, composer, pianist (dead in 1919)
15
Birth of Gitta Halász That year: 1889, Classical music, (1889-1968) opera singer (dead in 1968)
16
Death of Gustav Schumann That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1815)
17
Death of Ernst Frank That year: 1889, Classical music, German composer (1847-1889) (born in 1847)
18
Death of Silvano Mangeant That year: 1889, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1827)
Death of Sylvain Mangeant That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1827)
22
Death of Jacques Franco Mendes That year: 1889, Classical music, Dutch cellist (born in 1812)
24
Birth of Moisés Simons That year: 1889, Classical music, Cuban composer (dead in 1945)
Birth of Walter Charles Schad That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1966)
30
Birth of Eduardo Ciannelli That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian actor (1889-1969) (dead in 1969)
September
06
Birth of Louis Silvers That year: 1889, Classical music, American film composer (1889–1954) (dead in 1954)
09
Death of František Václav Karlík That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech composer, educator, choirmaster and organist (born in 1811)
10
Birth of Vilém Petrželka That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1889-1967) (dead in 1967)
11
Birth of Kote Potskhverashvili That year: 1889, Classical music, Soviet conductor and composer (1889-1959) (dead in 1959)
12
Birth of Alexander Svechnikov That year: 1889, Classical music, Soviet conductor, choir director and music educator (1890-1980) (dead in 1980)
13
Death of Louise Bergauer That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer from Austria (1825-1889) (born in 1825)
15
Birth of Harold William Rhodes That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1956)
16
Death of Langdon Colborne That year: 1889, Classical music, British musician (born in 1835)
17
Birth of Thomas William Lester That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1956)
18
Death of Louis Maas That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1852)
22
Birth of Haldis Halvorsen That year: 1889, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (1889-1936) (dead in 1936)
Also in September
Death of Antonio Selva That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1824) .
October
01
Death of Wilhelm Drechsler That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1830)
03
Death of Karel Miry That year: 1889, Classical music, Belgian composer (1823-1889) (born in 1823)
Death of Michael Watson That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1840)
10
Death of Adolf von Henselt That year: 1889, Classical music, German composer and pianist (born in 1814)
14
Birth of Spencer Williams That year: 1889, Classical music, American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965) (dead in 1965)
15
Birth of Margaret Burke Sheridan That year: 1889, Classical music, Irish opera singer (dead in 1958)
17
Death of Karl Speichler That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1838)
18
Death of Massimiliano Quilici That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1799)
20
Death of Per Janzon That year: 1889, Classical music, Swedish actor (1844-1889) (born in 1844)
21
Premiere of Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Johann Strauss II
22
Death of Olivier Métra That year: 1889, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1830)
24
Death of Loïsa Puget That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer (born in 1810)
28
Birth of Rafaela Haro That year: 1889, Classical music, singer, actor (dead in 1940)
29
Birth of David Saperton That year: 1889, Classical music, American pianist (dead in 1970)
30
Birth of Miquel Blanch i Roig That year: 1889, Classical music, Spanish composer (1889-1936) (dead in 1936)
31
Death of Valérie Momy That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1808)
November
01
Birth of Paul Charles Pratt That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948)
04
Birth of Charles Hackett That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1942)
10
Birth of Josef Klička That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech composer and conductor (1889-1978) (dead in 1978)
Death of D. S. Wambold That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
11
Premiere of Don Juan, Op. 20 That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Richard Strauss
Premiere of Vocal settings of Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op. 12b That year: 1889, Classical music (Song, lied), Edward Elgar
Premiere of Salut d'Amour (Liebesgruss), Op. 12a That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Edward Elgar
Birth of Mary McCormic That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (dead in 1981)
13
Birth of Erna Liebenthal That year: 1889, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1946)
14
Death of Camille Schubert That year: 1889, Classical music, French composer and music publisher (1810-1889) (born in 1810)
Birth of Erzsi Gervay That year: 1889, Classical music, (1889--1971) opera singer, recitalist, voice teacher (dead in 1971)
17
Birth of Roberto Viglione That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1921)
18
Birth of Ernesto Tagliaferri That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian musician (1889-1937) (dead in 1937)
20
Premiere of Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan” That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Gustav Mahler
24
Death of Frederic Clay That year: 1889, Classical music, English composer (born in 1838)
Death of Vincenzo Petrali That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian organist and composer (born in 1830)
Birth of Caspar Koch (Sänger) That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1952)
Birth of Eman Hlinomaz That year: 1889, Classical music, composer, teacher, choir director (dead in 1962)
December
01
Birth of Mirrie Hill That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1986)
Death of Frédéric Boissière That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1866)
02
Birth of Paul Shearer Althouse That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer (1889-1954) (dead in 1954)
03
Birth of Cyrillus Kreek That year: 1889, Classical music, Estonian composer (dead in 1962)
Death of Baltasar Saldoni That year: 1889, Classical music, Spanish musicologist and composer (1807-1889) (born in 1807)
Birth of Fritz Müller-Rehrmann That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1949)
07
Death of Antoni de Kątski That year: 1889, Classical music, Polish musician (1817-1899) (born in 1817)
08
Birth of Otto Stoll That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1968)
12
Birth of Václav Štěpán That year: 1889, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (dead in 1944)
14
Death of Christian That year: 1889, Classical music, French actor and singer in operetta (born in 1821)
19
Birth of Zona Maie Griswold That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1961)
25
Death of Maurice Mac-Nab That year: 1889, Classical music, French chansonnier, poet and writer (born in 1856)
31
Death of Giuseppe Apolloni That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1822)
Death of Jules Javelot That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1825)
This was also in 1889
Birth of Gertrude Ross That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1957) . Birth of John Sylvanus Thompson That year: 1889, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1963) . Inauguration: Woodstock Opera House That year: 1889, Classical music (Illinois, United States of America). Inauguration: Lisbon Opera House That year: 1889, Classical music (Lisbon, United States of America). Birth of Guido Volpi That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1944) . Birth of Walter Edward Howe That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948) . Birth of George Rasely That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer (dead in 1965) . Birth of Mischa Mischa-Léon That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1928) . Birth of Sydney Rosenbloom That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1967) . Death of Johann Resch That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1830) . Birth of Jean Neymarck That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1913) . Death of Wilhelm Neuland That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1806) . Birth of Norman Cocker That year: 1889, Classical music, British organist and composer (dead in 1953) . Death of Giacinta Toso That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (born in 1807) . Death of João Maria dos Anjos That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1856) . Inauguration: Wheeler Opera House That year: 1889, Classical music (Aspen, United States of America). Death of Adelaide Cortesi That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1828) . Birth of Mario Mariotti That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1975) . Birth of Luisa Bertana That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1933) . Inauguration: McPherson Opera House That year: 1889, Classical music (McPherson, United States of America). Birth of John R. Metcalf That year: 1889, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 1966) . Death of Guadalupe Olmedo That year: 1889, Classical music, Latin American composer (born in 1853) . Death of Karl Formes That year: 1889, Classical music, German opera singer (1816-1889) (born in 1816) . Death of Franz Mueller Jr. That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1872) . Inception: Bristol Choral Society That year: 1889, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Franz Rickaby That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925) . Death of Augustin Cortada That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1846) . Birth of Valentina Bartolomasi That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (dead in 1932) . Birth of Giulio de De Micheli That year: 1889, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1940) . Death of Bernhard Sulze That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1829) . Death of Nicolau Guanyabens i Giral That year: 1889, Classical music, Spanish composer and physician (1826-1889) (born in 1826) . Death of Konstancja Gładkowska That year: 1889, Classical music, singer (born in 1810) . Inception: Concerts-Rouge That year: 1889, Classical music (France). Birth of Madeline Dedieu-Peters That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1947) . Birth of Sabahattin ahattin Ezgi That year: 1889, Classical music, Turkish composer (dead in 1947) . Birth of Mary Cawein That year: 1889, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1969) . Death of Asahel Abbot That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1805) . Death of Victor Cogniet That year: 1889, Classical music, composer . Birth of Bettina Freeman That year: 1889, Classical music, American opera singer . Birth of A. Emmett Adams That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (dead in 1938) . Death of Karl Eugen Petzold That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1813) . Death of Henry Philerin Hudson That year: 1889, Classical music, composer (born in 1798) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 76)
- Falstaff That year: 1889, Classical music (Opera)
- 4 Sacred Pieces That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1898
- Anton Bruckner (age 65)
- Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1874
- String Quintet in F major That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
- String Quartet No. 2 in D minor (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1883
- Johannes Brahms (age 56)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1888
- 4 Quartets, Opp. 92 (Work for choir)
- 3 Motets, Opp. 110 (Work for choir)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (age 54)
- Les Cloches du soir, Op. 85 (Work for soloist)
- Scherzo, Op. 87 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (age 49)
- The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 That year: 1889, Classical music (Ballet)
- Hamlet, fantasy overture, Op. 67a That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Hommage à Anton Rubinstein (Work for choir)
- Le Rossignol (Work for choir)
- Impromptu in A-flat major (Work for soloist)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 48)
- Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Poetic Tone Poems, Op. 85 (Work for soloist)
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Edvard Grieg (age 46)
- 6 Lieder, Opp. 48 (Song, lied)
- 6 Poems, Opp. 49 (Song, lied)
- Simpel sang, WoO 147 (Song, lied)
- Du retter tidt dit øjepar, WoO 148 (Song, lied)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (age 45)
- Suite (Dance of the Skomorokhi, Dance of the Clowns", Dance of the Tumblers, …) (Work for orchestra)
- Leoš Janáček (age 35)
- Královničky. „Staré národní tance obřadné se zpěvy“ (Work for choir)
- Moravian Folk Dances (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Edward Elgar (age 32)
- 7 lieder (Song, lied)
- The Black Knight, Op. 25 (Work for choir), published in 1893
- 2 Pieces for violin and piano, Opp. 13 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Presto (Work for soloist)
- Isaac Albéniz (age 29)
- Spanish Suite No. 2, Opp. 97 (Work for soloist)
- Cadiz-gaditana, Op. 98 (Work for soloist)
- Zambra granadina, Op. 99 (Work for soloist)
- Ricordati, Op. 96 (Work for soloist)
- 2 Spanish National Songs, Opp. 164 (Work for soloist)
- Chanson de Barberine (Song, lied)
- Characteristic Suite (Work for orchestra)
- Claude Debussy (age 27)
- 5 Poems (Song, lied)
- La Demoiselle élue (1) (Work for orchestra)
- Richard Strauss (age 25)
- Utan svafvel och fosfor (Work for choir)
- Festmarsch in C major (Work for orchestra)
- Schlichte Weisen, Opp. 21 (Song, lied)
- Jean Sibelius (age 24)
- Overture for brass septet in F minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Allegro for brass septet (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Alexander Glazunov (age 24)
- March of the Devil, in B flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 37 (Work for soloist)
- Oriental Rhapsody in G major, Op. 29 (Work for orchestra)
- Fantasy in E major, Op. 28, “The Sea” (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Pieces, Opp. 22 (Work for soloist)
- Wedding March in E-flat major, Op. 21 (Work for orchestra)
- Erik Satie (age 23)
- Ogives That year: 1889, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1886
- Hungarian Song (Work for soloist)
- Alexander Scriabin (age 17)
- 3 Pieces, Opp. 2 (Work for soloist)
- Fantasy for 2 pianos in A minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mazurka in F major (Work for soloist)
- Mazurka in B minor (Work for soloist)
- Album Leaf in A-flat major, “de Monighetti” (Work for soloist)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (age 16)
- Fughetta in F major (Work for soloist)
- Fantasy Pieces (Work for soloist)
- String Quartet No. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)