Overview of the events of 1820 in music
This is a list of music-related events in 1820.
Events
Classical music
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 30
- Franz Berwald – Violin Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 2
- Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – "Annette", H-U 14
- Friedrich Kuhlau
- 3 Sonatinas, Op.20
- Fantasy and Variations, Op.25
- Felix Mendelssohn
- "Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus" MWV K 2
- Violin Sonata in F major, MWV Q 7
- Recitativo in E minor, MWV U 11
- Piano Piece in E minor, MWV U 12
- Piano Piece in E minor, MWV U 18
- Ignaz Moscheles – Piano Concerto No.3, Op.58
- Ferdinand Ries – Sextet, Op.100 (On "The Last Rose of Summer")
- Friedrich Schneider – Das Weltgericht, Op.46
- Franz Schubert
- Louis Spohr
- Grand Rondo in G major for violin and piano, Op. 51
- Potpourri on Irish Themes in A major, Op. 59
- Potpourri on Themes from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte for violin and piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 50
- Quintet for piano and winds in C minor, Op. 52
- Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 49
- Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor, Op. 55
Opera
Published popular music
Births
- January 9 – Pavel Křížkovský, conductor and composer (d. 1885)
- February 10 – Cornelius Gurlitt, composer (d. 1901)
- February 17 – Henri Vieuxtemps, violinist and composer (d. 1881)[1]
- March 7 – Gustav Graben-Hoffmann, German composer and voice teacher (d. 1900)[2]
- March 24 – Fanny Crosby, American lyricist (d. 1915)
- May 21 – Michel Lentz, lyricist of the Luxembourg national anthem (d. 1893)
- June 22 – Franz Kroll, pianist (died 1877)
- July 7 – George Cooper, organist (died 1876)
- July 20 – Enrico Crivelli, Italian opera singer (d. 1870)
- July 26 – Maria Severa Onofriana, Portuguese singer and guitarist, considered the founder of fado (d. 1846)[3]
- August 13 – George Grove, music writer (d. 1900)
- August 30 – George Frederick Root, songwriter (d. 1895)
- September 5 – Louis Köhler, pianist, composer and conductor (d. 1886)
- October 6 – Jenny Lind, Swedish singer (d. 1887)[4]
- December 17 – Karl Anton Eckert, conductor and composer (d. 1879)
- date unknown
Deaths
References
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