Romantic Period Composers: Paganini, Chopin, Liszt

• The Romantic period began in the early nineteenth century, and was a cultural movement.

Composers of the Romantic Period

• Niccolo Paganini (1782 – 1840) was born in Genoa, Italy on October 27, 1782.
• Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world.
• Paganini was known for his "rockstar performances."
• Paganini was rumored to have gained his violin skills as a gift from the devil, trading his soul for them.
• Paganini's famous works include: La Campanella/24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op 1/Concerto No 1 in Eb Op 6/15 Quartet for Guitar and string trio/The Carnival of Venice.
• Frederic Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was known as the "Poet of the Piano".
• Chopin was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa, Poland.
• Chopin's famous works include: Fantasie in F minor Op 49/Revolutionary Etude Op 10, No 12 and 24/Preludes Op 28 No 7.
• Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was born in the village Doborjan, Hungary on October 22, 1811.
• Liszt was considered the greatest piano virtuoso of his time.
• Liszt's famous works include: Liebestraume/La Campanelle/ Un Sospiro/Sonata in B Minor.
• Robert Alexander Schumann (8 June 1810 - 29 July 1856) was born in 1810 in Zwickau, Germany.
• Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic.
• Most of Schumann's best-known piano pieces were written for his wife, Clara Schumann, also a pianist and composer.
• Schumann's works were mostly emotional.
• Schumann's famous works include: Frauenliebe/Dicterliebe.
• Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French romantic composer, born on December 11, 1803.
• Berlioz was largely known for his "Symphonie Fantastique".
• Berlioz's famous work is: Symphonie Fantastique.
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia.
• Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally.
• Tchaikovsky's famous works include: Swan Lake/Symphony no 6 "Pathetique/The Nutcracker/Romeo&Juliet/812 Overture/Sleeping Beauty and Piano Concerto No 1.
• Camille Saint-Saëns (October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921) was born in Paris on October 9, 1835.
• Saint-Saëns started his music at an early age with the help of his aunt.

Explore the lives and works of famous Romantic period composers like Niccolo Paganini, Frederic Chopin, and Franz Liszt. Learn about Paganini's virtuoso violin skills and famous compositions, Chopin's piano poetry, and Liszt's contributions.