Romantic Period: History and Repertoire

Here is a timeline for the Romantic composers (and some curiosities on either side of this period). Click on the link for each composer to see what pieces of theirs are available:

Schubert  1797 ………… 1828
Mendelssohn  1809 ……………  1847
Chopin              1810 …………….. 1849
Schumann         1810 …………………. 1856
Cesar Franck               1822 …………………………………….. 1890
Brahms                                  1833 ……………………………………. 1897
Saint-Saens                             1835 …………………………………………………… 1921
Tchaikovsky                                1840 …………………………… 1893
Dvorak                                          1841 …………………………………… 1904
Sarasate                                            1844 ………………………………….. 1908
Elgar                                                              1857 …………………………………………………. 1934
Rachmaninoff                                                                 1873 …………………………………………… 1943

Joplin                                                                    1868 …………………………… 1917

For a discussion about Romantic Style and Interpretation, click on the highlighted link