1872, from day to day
1872. With other artists, Georges Bizet, Richard Wagner and Jacques Offenbach influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Alexander Scriabin, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Aida” de Giuseppe Verdi, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1872 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 290 of these moments for 1872.
The year 1872 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Birth of Hermine d'd'Albert That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1932)
Death of Alois Bauer That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1794)
Death of Hugh John Hughes That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1828)
05
Birth of Otakar Mařák That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech opera singer (dead in 1939)
Birth of Juliette Rostand That year: 1872, Classical music, French pianist (dead in 1956)
06
Birth of Alexander Scriabin That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915) (dead in 1915)
11
Birth of Paul Graener That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (1872-1944) (dead in 1944)
14
Death of Joseph Christoph Kessler That year: 1872, Classical music, German musician (born in 1800)
15
Premiere of Le roi Carotte That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
16
Birth of Henri Büsser That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1872—1973) (dead in 1973)
17
Birth of Dino Sincero That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1923)
18
Premiere of Fantasio That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera), Jacques Offenbach
19
Birth of Rosina Storchio That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1945)
23
Death of Aline Hundt That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1849)
24
Birth of Alfred Mello That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
25
Birth of Serhii Ivanov That year: 1872, Classical music, singer (bas) (dead in 1923)
Birth of Wladimir Pogojeff That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1941)
28
Death of Károly Benza That year: 1872, Classical music, Hungarian actor, singer and director (born in 1812)
29
Death of Benita Moreno That year: 1872, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1792-1872) (born in 1792)
31
Birth of Rupert Hughes That year: 1872, Classical music, American writer (1872-1956) (dead in 1956)
February
01
Birth of Clara Butt That year: 1872, Classical music, British singer (1872–1936) (dead in 1936)
Death of Cornelius Ward I That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1796)
08
Birth of Charles Fonteyn Manney That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1951)
09
Birth of Henning Hugo Malm That year: 1872, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (dead in 1937)
12
Birth of Louie Pounds That year: 1872, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (1872–1970) (dead in 1970)
15
Birth of Johann Pfeifer That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
16
Birth of Gianni Bucceri That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (dead in 1953)
18
Birth of Fernand Halphen That year: 1872, Classical music, French Jewish composer and art collector (1872-1917) (dead in 1917)
27
Birth of Nicola Geisse-Winkel That year: 1872, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1932)
29
Birth of Alexei Wladimirowitsch Abutkow That year: 1872, Classical music, music teacher, composer (dead in 1945)
March
01
Birth of Louis Treumann That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 1944)
03
Death of Antonio Neumane That year: 1872, Classical music, Ecuadorian musician (born in 1818)
Birth of Frida Felser That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer and singer (1872-1941) (dead in 1941)
06
Birth of Paul Juon That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1940)
Birth of Ben Harney That year: 1872, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1938)
08
Birth of Alba Chrétien-Vaguet That year: 1872, Classical music, singer (1872-1963) (dead in 1963)
10
Birth of Felix Borowski That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1956)
Birth of Camillo Schumann That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1946)
13
Birth of John David Brunk That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1926)
14
Birth of Hallet Gilberté That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
16
Birth of Edwin Vaile McIntyre That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1934)
17
Birth of Jules Écorcheville That year: 1872, Classical music, French musicologist and writer (1872-1915) (dead in 1915)
19
Death of Johan van Boom That year: 1872, Classical music, Swedish composer, pianist and music educator (born in 1807)
Birth of Ernst Urbach That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer, arranger and flutist (dead in 1927)
20
Birth of Bernhard Sekles That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1934)
23
Birth of Arthur Farwell That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (1872–1952) (dead in 1952)
Death of Hugo Ulrich That year: 1872, Classical music, German Romantic composer (born in 1827)
24
Birth of Édouard Nanny That year: 1872, Classical music, French double bass player (dead in 1942)
25
Birth of Alexander Davydov That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 1944)
Birth of Jules Amable Vercolier That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1912)
27
Birth of Ralph Lyman Baldwin That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1943)
30
Birth of Sergei Vasilenko That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian and Soviet composer (dead in 1956)
Birth of Frederic Austin That year: 1872, Classical music, British opera singer, teacher and composer (1872-1952) (dead in 1952)
April
01
Birth of Tadeusz Joteyko That year: 1872, Classical music, Polish composer (1872-1932) (dead in 1932)
03
Death of Henriette Widerberg That year: 1872, Classical music, Swedish opera soprano (born in 1796)
04
Birth of Georg Maikl That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (dead in 1951)
06
Death of Anton Halm That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1789)
09
Birth of Aleksandr Borkhman That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940)
10
Premiere of Sigurd Jorsalfar, Opp. 22 That year: 1872, Classical music (Song, lied), Edvard Grieg
12
Death of Nikolaos Mantzaros That year: 1872, Classical music, Greek composer (1795-1872) (born in 1795)
16
Death of Francisco Calvet Granados That year: 1872, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1813-1872) (born in 1813)
22
Birth of Rudolf Moest That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer (1872-1919) (dead in 1919)
28
Birth of Walther Lampe That year: 1872, Classical music, composer, pianist (dead in 1964)
29
Birth of Eyvind Alnæs That year: 1872, Classical music, Norwegian composer, pianist, organist, and choir director (dead in 1932)
30
Birth of Henri Hirschmann That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1961)
Death of Flodoard Geyer That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (born in 1811)
May
01
Birth of Hugo Alfvén That year: 1872, Classical music, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960) (dead in 1960)
Birth of Ladislav Prokop Procházka That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech politician, composer and doctor (dead in 1955)
Birth of Issay Barmas That year: 1872, Classical music, music teacher (dead in 1946)
06
Death of Hans von und zu Aufseß That year: 1872, Classical music, antiquarian (1801-1872) (born in 1801)
Death of Giulio Regondi That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1822)
09
Death of Antoine Renard That year: 1872, Classical music, French singer (born in 1825)
14
Birth of John Stepan Zamecnik That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer and conductor (1872-1953) (dead in 1953)
15
Death of Thomas Hastings That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (1784-1872) (born in 1784)
16
Birth of Leokadiya Kashperova That year: 1872, Classical music, composer, pianist (dead in 1940)
Death of Julie Dumont-Suvanny That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1840)
Birth of Otto Hollenberg That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1930)
17
Death of Eduard Sobolewski That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (born in 1804)
19
Birth of Ferdinand Sládek That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech composer, collector of regional songs and organist (dead in 1943)
22
Premiere of Djamileh That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera), Georges Bizet
Death of Auguste von Faßmann That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1808)
26
Birth of Leonid Sobinov That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian opera singer (dead in 1934)
Birth of Mario van Overeem That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1946)
29
Death of Charles Hommann That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (1803-1872) (born in 1803)
31
Birth of Else Breuer That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer
June
03
Death of Heinrich Esser That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer and conductor (born in 1818)
04
Death of Stanisław Moniuszko That year: 1872, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1819)
05
Birth of Cesare Galeotti That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, and concert pianist (dead in 1929)
Birth of Etelka Benkő That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer, actor (1872-1921) (dead in 1921)
06
Birth of Arthur Henry Adams That year: 1872, Classical music, New Zealand–Australian poet and journalist (1872-1936) (dead in 1936)
07
Birth of Alice Nielsen That year: 1872, Classical music, American opera singer (1872-1943) (dead in 1943)
Death of Joseph Schulz-Weida That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1830)
08
Birth of Otto Goritz That year: 1872, Classical music, German stage actor and opera singer (1872-1929) (dead in 1929)
14
Birth of Abelardo Albisi That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian flautist and composer (dead in 1938)
15
Birth of Johanna Gadski That year: 1872, Classical music, German-born operatic soprano (dead in 1932)
16
Birth of Hans Engelmann That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (1872-1914) (dead in 1914)
Death of Gustav Zogbaum That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1814)
20
Birth of Eugenia Burzio That year: 1872, Classical music, singer (dead in 1922)
Birth of Louis Feuillard That year: 1872, Classical music, French cellist (1872-1941) (dead in 1941)
22
Birth of Clara Mathilda Faisst That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer, pianist and teacher (1872-1948) (dead in 1948)
24
Birth of Albert Seitz That year: 1872, Classical music, French musician (1872-1937) (dead in 1937)
28
Death of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch That year: 1872, Classical music, German songwriter (born in 1806)
30
Birth of Marie Bossenberger That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer and music educator (1872-1919) (dead in 1919)
Also in June
Composition of Khovanshchina That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera), Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky .
July
02
Birth of Ida Møller That year: 1872, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1947)
Birth of Salvator Léonardi That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1938)
04
Birth of George Alfred Grant-Schaefer That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1939)
07
Birth of Joan Lamote de Grignon That year: 1872, Classical music, Catalan pianist, conductor and composer (1872-1949) (dead in 1949)
08
Birth of Harry Von Tilzer That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1946)
11
Death of Eugenia Tadolini That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano (1808-1872) (born in 1808)
14
Birth of Irene Abendroth That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1872-1932) (dead in 1932)
15
Death of Harry Clifton That year: 1872, Classical music, singer and songwriter (born in 1832)
Birth of Camille Robert That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1957)
18
Birth of Julius Fučík That year: 1872, Classical music, czech composer (1872-1916) (dead in 1916)
20
Birth of Déodat de Séverac That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer (1872 – 1921) (dead in 1921)
Birth of Alick Maclean That year: 1872, Classical music, English composer, conductor (dead in 1936)
26
Death of Michele Carafa That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera composer (born in 1787)
Birth of Albert Bertelin That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1951)
Birth of Amedeo Bassi That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1949)
27
Birth of Stanislav Binički That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1942)
28
Birth of Olga Pewny That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1940)
Birth of Desider Mátray-Novák That year: 1872, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer and tenor
30
Birth of Fernand Charles Marie Maignien That year: 1872, Classical music, composer
31
Death of William Henry Westray Darley That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1801)
August
04
Death of Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht That year: 1872, Classical music, German conductor (born in 1802)
05
Death of Giano Brida That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1836)
06
Death of Rosmunda a Rosmunda Pisaroni That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1793)
07
Death of Babette Allram That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1794)
08
Birth of Léon de Saint-Réquier That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer, organist, choir director and music educator (dead in 1964)
11
Death of Lowell Mason That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer; leading figure in American church music (born in 1792)
12
Birth of Karel Melichar That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1942)
13
Birth of Anton Moser That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1909)
15
Birth of Rubin Goldmark That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer, pianist and educator (1872-1936) (dead in 1936)
Birth of Harold Fraser-Simson That year: 1872, Classical music, British composer (1872-1944) (dead in 1944)
16
Birth of Siegmund von Hausegger That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (1872-1948) (dead in 1948)
20
Death of Eugen Prosper Prévost That year: 1872, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1809)
23
Birth of Jaromír Herle That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1945)
24
Birth of Leo Schrattenholz That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer and music educator (dead in 1955)
28
Birth of Alfred Baldwin Sloane That year: 1872, Classical music, American Broadway composer (1872-1925) (dead in 1925)
September
04
Birth of Albert Kunze That year: 1872, Classical music, German author and opera singer (dead in 1954)
05
Birth of Carlo Angelelli That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1936)
07
Death of Antoni Stolpe That year: 1872, Classical music, Polish composer and pianist (born in 1851)
09
Birth of Josef Stránský That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer, and dealer collector (1872-1936) (dead in 1936)
Birth of Edward Burlingame Hill That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1960)
10
Birth of Gyula Toronyi That year: 1872, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (1872-1945) (dead in 1945)
16
Birth of Carl Hagman That year: 1872, Classical music, Norwegian singer (1872-1940) (dead in 1940)
18
Birth of Carl Friedberg That year: 1872, Classical music, German pianist (dead in 1955)
21
Birth of Alois Burgstaller That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer (1872-1945) (dead in 1945)
23
Birth of Solomea Krushelnytska That year: 1872, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer (dead in 1952)
Birth of Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone That year: 1872, Classical music, singer and actress (dead in 1934)
27
Death of Róza né Róza Széppataki That year: 1872, Classical music, Hungarian actress and opera singer (born in 1793)
28
Birth of Gustave Ferrari That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948)
October
01
Premiere of L'Arlésienne That year: 1872, Classical music (Theatrical music), Georges Bizet
02
Birth of Hugo Schlemüller That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer and music educator (1872-1918) (dead in 1918)
06
Birth of Mikhail Kuzmin That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian writer (1872-1936) (dead in 1936)
07
Birth of Frank Edwin Ward That year: 1872, Classical music, American composer and organist (dead in 1953)
12
Birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams That year: 1872, Classical music, English composer (1872–1958) (dead in 1958)
Birth of Jane Mérey That year: 1872, Classical music, Belgian opera singer
13
Birth of Alexander Haydter That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1919)
15
Birth of Félix Vieuille That year: 1872, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1953)
Birth of Məşədi Mansurov That year: 1872, Classical music, researcher (dead in 1955)
16
Birth of Victor Henri Staub That year: 1872, Classical music, French pianist and composer (dead in 1953)
19
Birth of Gustav Otto Hornberger That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1958)
22
Birth of Mikhail Rostovtsev That year: 1872, Classical music, Soviet actor and opera singer (1872-1948) (dead in 1948)
25
Birth of Carl Lejdström That year: 1872, Classical music, Swedish singer (1872-1922) (dead in 1922)
Birth of James Lyon That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1949)
Death of Carl von Ledebur That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1806)
28
Death of Anton Babnigg That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1793)
29
Birth of Mikhail Bukinik That year: 1872, Classical music, Ukrainian cellist, composer, music educator and music critic (dead in 1953)
31
Birth of Carl Lafite That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian composer, pianist and choir director (dead in 1944)
Death of Léopold Amat That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1814)
November
02
Birth of Mikhail Bocharov That year: 1872, Classical music, Russian singer (1872-1936) (dead in 1936)
04
Birth of Herman Finck That year: 1872, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1939)
08
Birth of Georg Schnéevoigt That year: 1872, Classical music, Finnish conductor and cellist (1872-1947) (dead in 1947)
Birth of Lina Pasini-Vitale That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian soprano (dead in 1959)
Birth of Dezider Lauko That year: 1872, Classical music, jurist, composer (dead in 1942)
11
Birth of Frederick Stock That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1942)
Birth of Angelo Gamba That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1908)
13
Birth of Adolf Huber That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1946)
15
Birth of Maja Flagstad That year: 1872, Classical music, Norwegian musician and conductor (1871-1958) (dead in 1958)
17
Birth of Hubert Mouton That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1954)
18
Death of Sabine Heinefetter That year: 1872, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1809)
Birth of Bernard Rolt That year: 1872, Classical music, composer, writer
21
Birth of Giovanni Pagella That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1944)
22
Birth of Cécile Thévenet That year: 1872, Classical music, Belgian opera singer (dead in 1956)
24
Birth of Eduard Walter That year: 1872, Classical music, composer
25
Birth of Paul Bliss That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
Birth of William Augustus Montgomery That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1948)
26
Birth of Emilie Ulrich That year: 1872, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1952)
Birth of Hans Siewert That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1941)
28
Birth of Suzanne Adams That year: 1872, Classical music, American lyric soprano (1872–1953) (dead in 1953)
29
Birth of Anna von Mildenburg That year: 1872, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1947)
Death of Giovanni Tadolini That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1789)
December
03
Death of Conrad Kocher That year: 1872, Classical music, German composer (born in 1786)
Birth of Vojta Mádlo That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech conductor, oboist and composer (dead in 1951)
06
Death of Christian Heinrich Heinemeyer That year: 1872, Classical music, musician (born in 1796)
07
Death of Karoline Seidler-Wranitzky That year: 1872, Classical music, singer (1872-1872) (born in 1790)
11
Birth of Axel Schiøler That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1930)
16
Death of Čeněk Vinař That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, choirmaster and organist (1835-1872) (born in 1835)
20
Death of Ambrogio Dagnini That year: 1872, Classical music, XIXth century Italian tenor and teacher established in Odesa (born in 1807)
21
Birth of Lorenzo Perosi That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1956)
23
Birth of Vilém Kurz That year: 1872, Classical music, Czech music educator and pianist (dead in 1945)
27
Birth of Georg Høeberg That year: 1872, Classical music, Danish composer and conductor (1872-1950) (dead in 1950)
Death of Josef Emminger That year: 1872, Classical music, * 14.10.1804 (Ort?), † 27.12.1872 Prag. Sänger (Tenor). (born in 1804)
28
Birth of Henry B. Vincent That year: 1872, Classical music, Composer and organist (dead in 1941)
This was also in 1872
Death of Frédéric Venua That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1788) . Death of Emil Steinkühler That year: 1872, Classical music, German pianist and composer (born in 1824) . Inauguration: Teatro Verdi That year: 1872, Classical music (Salerno, Italy). Birth of Ester Adaberto That year: 1872, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1951) . Birth of Louie René That year: 1872, Classical music, British opera singer and actress (dead in 1955) . Birth of Elise de Kutscherra DeNys That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1945) . Birth of Fritz Rapp That year: 1872, Classical music, German singer, music educator and opera singer . Inception: Orpheus Club of Philadelphia That year: 1872, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Franz Mueller Jr. That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889) . Birth of Ezra Jenkinson That year: 1872, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1947) . Birth of Albert Larrieu That year: 1872, Classical music, French singer-songwriter and poet (dead in 1925) . Birth of Richard Henry Walthew That year: 1872, Classical music, English composer and pianist (1872-1951) (dead in 1951) . Inauguration: Teatro dal Verme That year: 1872, Classical music (Milan, Italy). Birth of Eduardo Torres That year: 1872, Classical music, Organist and composer (dead in 1934) . Birth of Ernst Henrik Svedelius That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1945) . Birth of Herbert Forrest Odell That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1926) . Birth of Louis de Croze That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1912) . Birth of Ward Stephens That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1940) . Birth of Hans Basil That year: 1872, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and stage actor . Inauguration: Grand Théâtre de Tours That year: 1872, Classical music (Tours, France). Death of Julius Schiedmayer That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1822) . Birth of Aleksander Siwicki That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1898) . Birth of Charles J. Gebest That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1937) . Death of Hermann Nägeli That year: 1872, Classical music, (1811-1872) (born in 1811) . Birth of Octave Crémieux That year: 1872, Classical music, French composer (1872-1949) (dead in 1949) . Inauguration: Beardstown Grand Opera House That year: 1872, Classical music (Beardstown, United States of America). Birth of Alexandra Rostovtseva That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Charles-Amable Battaille That year: 1872, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1822) . Death of Prosper Zborowski That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1807) . Birth of Alphonse G. J. Mosmans That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1953) . Birth of Ernst Wachter That year: 1872, Classical music, German opera singer and music educator (dead in 1931) . Birth of William Paull That year: 1872, Classical music, British baritone (dead in 1903) . Birth of Elisa Fuchs-Delaye That year: 1872, Classical music, composer . Birth of Gustav Ehrlich That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1892) . Birth of Edward W. Corliss That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916) . Birth of Carlo Walter That year: 1872, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: Bösendorfersaal That year: 1872, Classical music (Vienna, Austria). Birth of Lazare-Auguste Maquaire That year: 1872, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1906) . Birth of Roland Cunningham That year: 1872, Classical music, Australian-born British singer and actor (dead in 1958) . Death of Feri Kletzer That year: 1872, Classical music, composer (born in 1830) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Franz Liszt (age 61)
- Christus That year: 1872, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1867
- Epithalam zu Eduard. Reményis Vermählungsfeier (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sunt lacrymae rerum (Work for soloist)
- Impromptu (Work for soloist)
- La Marseillaise (Work for soloist)
- La Perla (Song, lied)
- J'ai perdu ma force est ma vie. 'Tristesse' (Song, lied)
- Wartburg-Lieder from Der Braut Willkomm auf Wartburg (Work for choir)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 59)
- Aida That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera), composed in 1871
- Charles Gounod (age 54)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Work for soloist)
- Les Deux Reines de France (Opera)
- Jacques Offenbach (age 53)
- Pomme d'api That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera)
- Fleurette (Opera)
- Le corsaire noir (Opera)
- Bedřich Smetana (age 48)
- Anton Bruckner (age 48)
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor That year: 1872, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Alexander Borodin (age 39)
- Mlada (Opera)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (age 37)
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 That year: 1872, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1873
- La Princesse jaune, Op. 30 That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera)
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Georges Bizet (age 34)
- Don Rodrigue (Opera)
- Absence (Song, lied)
- Chant d’amour (Song, lied)
- L'Arlésienne, suite n°1 (Work for orchestra)
- Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (age 33)
- The Nursery That year: 1872, Classical music (Song, lied), composed in 1868
- Mlada (Ballet)
- Ride on a Stick-Horse (Song, lied)
- The Cat 'Sailor' (Song, lied)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (age 32)
- String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 That year: 1872, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1871
- 6 Melodies, Opp. 16 (Song, lied)
- The Oprichnik (Opera)
- Cantate pour le 200e anniversaire de la naissance de Pierre le Grand (Work for choir)
- Emmanuel Chabrier (age 31)
- Suite des valses (Work for soloist)
- Antonín Dvořák (age 31)
- Piano Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 5 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 4 Songs on Serbian Folk Poems, Opp. 6 (Song, lied)
- Songs from the Dvur Králové Manuscript (Queen's Court Manuscript), Op. 7 (Song, lied)
- Silhouettes, Op. 8 (Work for soloist)
- The Heirs of the White Mountain (Work for choir)
- Piano Trio (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Nocturnes No. 2 (Work for orchestra)
- Edvard Grieg (age 29)
- Landkjenning, Op. 31 (Work for choir)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (age 28)
- The Maid of Pskov That year: 1872, Classical music (Opera)
- Mlada (Opera)
- Edward Elgar (age 15)
- The Language of Flowers (Song, lied)
- Richard Strauss (age 8)
- Panzenburg-Polka (Work for soloist)
- Slow movement (Work for soloist)
- Des Alpenhirten Abschied (Song, lied)
- Polka, waltzer and other small compositions (Work for soloist)