Russian Romanticism

Russian Romanticism in music is a rich, expressive, and melodically opulent genre that blossomed during the 19th century, heralding a distinct national identity. This era witnessed the fusion of traditional Russian musical elements with the broader European Romantic movement. Through large-scale orchestral works, chamber music, operas, and choral pieces, composers like Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Rachmaninoff captivated listeners with evocative harmonies, elaborate storytelling, and deep emotional resonances. Characterized by its use of folk melodies, adventurous harmonies, and vivid orchestration, Russian Romanticism paints a lush, passionate soundscape that deeply embeds the sense of the Russian soul within the universal language of music.

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Alexander Arkhangelsky
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Glazunov
Alexander Goedicke
Alexander Gretchaninov
Alexander Ilyinsky
Anatoly Lyadov
Anton Rubinstein
César Cui
Georgy Sviridov
Mikhail Glinka
Mily Balakirev
Nikolai Medtner
Sergei Lyapunov
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Glazunov
Mikhail Glinka
Georgy Sviridov
Anatoly Lyadov
Nikolai Medtner
Anton Rubinstein
Mily Balakirev
César Cui
Alexander Gretchaninov
Alexander Goedicke
Alexander Ilyinsky
Sergei Lyapunov
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Alexander Arkhangelsky