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 Glazunov
Alexander Goedicke
Alexander Ilyinsky
Alexander Scriabin
Anton Rubinstein
César Cui
Mikhail Glinka
Mily Balakirev
Modest Mussorgsky
Nikolai Medtner
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergei Lyapunov
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Modest Mussorgsky
Alexander Scriabin
Alexander Glazunov
Mikhail Glinka
Nikolai Medtner
Anton Rubinstein
Mily Balakirev
César Cui
Sergei Lyapunov
Alexander Goedicke
Alexander Ilyinsky
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Alexander Arkhangelsky