The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
Period: Romantic
Born: Wednesday, January 8, 1812 in Geneve,
Switzerland
Died: Thursday, April 27, 1871 in Posillipo, near Naples,
Italy
Nation of Origin: Switzerland
Major Works:
Other Information:
Please note: Thalberg's death date is misprinted on several web
sites as 1971. If that were the case he would hold the record for
human longevity. He died on April 27, 1871 at the age of 59.
Thalberg was a concert pianist of extraordinary technique rivaling
that of Liszt. As a composer he created virtuosic arrangements on
themes from popular operas like Don Giovanni and The Barber of
Seville by composers like Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, and
Verdi.
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton
(Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive
Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN:
0393098680
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton
& Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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