Late Romantic Era

The Late Romantic era, spanning from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, marks a period of rich emotional expression and expanded musical language in Western classical music. Characterized by a surge in nationalism, composers exuded their national identity through folk influences and storytelling. This era pushed the boundaries of harmonic conventions, leading to heightened chromaticism and complex modulations. Orchestration grew lusher and more diverse, and grandiose operas embodied the drama of the age. Technical virtuosity reached new peaks, as reflected in the piano works of Liszt, while expansive symphonies, like those of Tchaikovsky and Dvořák, swept listeners into the depths of human emotion. Rich vocal lines defined the operas of Verdi and Wagner, in which music and libretto intertwined intricately, exhibiting the era's penchant for thematic leitmotifs and epic narratives.

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Alexander Borodin
Alexander Scriabin
Alfredo Catalani
Ambroise Thomas
Amilcare Ponchielli
Anton Bruckner
Anton Rubinstein
Antonín Dvořák
Asger Hamerik
August Söderman
Bedřich Smetana
Charles Gounod
Charles Villiers Stanford
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Christian Sinding
Cécile Chaminade
César Franck
Edvard Grieg
Edward Elgar
Edward MacDowell
Emilie Mayer
Emmanuel Chabrier
Eugène Ysaÿe
Francisco Tárrega
Franz Liszt
Franz von Suppé
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich von Flotow
George Enescu
Georges Bizet
Giuseppe Verdi
Guillaume Lekeu
Hakon Børresen
Henri Duparc
Henry Holden Huss
Henry Litolff
Hubert Parry
Jacques Offenbach
Jan Gerard Palm
Johan Svendsen
Johann Strauss II
Johannes Brahms
John Knowles Paine
John Stainer
Josef Rheinberger
Juventino Rosas
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
Luigi Arditi
Léo Delibes
Max Bruch
Modest Mussorgsky
Moritz Moszkowski
Niels Gade
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pablo de Sarasate
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Rentaro Taki
Ricardo Castro
Richard Wagner
Zdeněk Fibich
Zygmunt Noskowski
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Johannes Brahms
Edvard Grieg
Franz Liszt
Antonín Dvořák
Georges Bizet
Giuseppe Verdi
Johann Strauss II
Léo Delibes
Edward Elgar
Alexander Scriabin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Richard Wagner
Jacques Offenbach
Modest Mussorgsky
Bedřich Smetana
Charles Gounod
Francisco Tárrega
Alexander Borodin
Anton Bruckner
César Franck
Amilcare Ponchielli
Max Bruch
Pablo de Sarasate
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Moritz Moszkowski
Charles Villiers Stanford
Eugène Ysaÿe
Hubert Parry
Emmanuel Chabrier
Franz von Suppé
Josef Rheinberger
Niels Gade
Cécile Chaminade
Friedrich Nietzsche
Alfredo Catalani
Friedrich von Flotow
Edward MacDowell
Christian Sinding
Juventino Rosas
Anton Rubinstein
John Stainer
George Enescu
Zdeněk Fibich
Rentaro Taki
Johan Svendsen
Ambroise Thomas
Emilie Mayer
Ricardo Castro
Henri Duparc
Guillaume Lekeu
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
Luigi Arditi
August Söderman
Henry Litolff
Zygmunt Noskowski
Asger Hamerik
John Knowles Paine
Jan Gerard Palm
Hakon Børresen
Henry Holden Huss