In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, such an artistic direction as romanticism appeared. In this era, people dreamed of an ideal world and "fled" in imagination. This style found the most vivid and figurative embodiment in music. Among the representatives of romanticism, famous composers of the 19th century, such as Karl Weber,
Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner.
Franz Liszt
The future great composer was born in the cellist's family. His father taught him music from an early age. As a child, he sang in the choir and learned to play the organ. When Franz was 12 years old, his family moved to Paris so that the boy could learn music. He was not accepted to the conservatory, however, since the age of 14 he has been composing sketches. Such famous composers of the 19th century, as Berlioz, Paganini, had a great influence on him.
Paganini became Liszt's real idol, and he decided to hone his own piano playing skills. The concert activity of 1839-1847 was accompanied by a brilliant triumph. During these years, Ferenc created the famous playbook Years of Wandering. The virtuoso of playing the piano and the favorite of the public has become a true embodiment of the era.
Ferenc Liszt composed music, wrote several books, taught, and taught open classes. 19th century composers from all over Europe came to him. We can say that almost all his life he was engaged in music, as he worked for 60 years. To this day, his musical talent and mastery are a role model for modern pianists.
Richard Wagner
The ingenious German composer created music that could not leave anyone indifferent. She had both fans and fierce opponents. From childhood, Wagner was fascinated by the theater, and at the age of 15 he planned to create a tragedy with music. At 16, he brought his works to Paris.
For 3 years he tried in vain to stage an opera, but no one wanted to deal with an unknown musician. Popular composers of the 19th century, such as Franz Liszt and Berlioz, whom he met in Paris, do not bring him luck. He is in poverty and no one wants to support his musical ideas.
Having failed in France, the composer returns to Dresden, where he begins to work as a conductor in a court theater. In 1848 he emigrated to Switzerland, because after participating in the uprising he was declared a criminal. Wagner was aware of the imperfection of bourgeois society and the dependent position of the artist.
In 1859, he sings love in the opera Tristan and Isolde. Parsifal utopianly represents universal brotherhood. Evil is defeated, and justice and wisdom prevail. All the great composers of the 19th century were influenced by Wagner's music and learned from his work.
In the 19th century, a national composer and performing school was formed in Russia. There are two periods in Russian music: early romanticism and classical. The first includes such Russian composers of the 19th century as A. Varlamov, A. Alyabyev, A. Verstovsky, A. Gurilev.
Mikhail Glinka
Mikhail Glinka founded a composer school in our country. The Russian spirit is present in all his
musical works. Such famous operas as Ruslan and Lyudmila and Life for the Tsar are riddled with patriotism. Glinka summarized the characteristic features in folk music, used ancient tunes and rhythms of folk music. The composer was also an innovator in musical drama. His work is an upsurge of national culture.
Russian composers presented the world with many ingenious works that even today conquer the hearts of people. Among the brilliant Russian composers of the 19th century, such names as M. Balakirev, A. Glazunov, M. Mussorgsky, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, P. Tchaikovsky were immortalized.
Classical music vividly and sensually reflects the inner world of man. Strict rationalism was replaced by the romance of the 19th century.