Richard Wagner portrait composer conductor of the famous German Wilhelm opera composers illustration painting music musician musicians celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent operas operatic distinguished musical figure figures leading arts and art portraits conductors great greats greatest 19th nineteenth century people person persons black white print prints engraving engravings vintage upright vertical history historic heritage historical Germans Germany a an at as on in with by to from for into Europe European Europeans man men male males performer performers performing influential entertainer entertainers entertainment popular most artist artists artistic icon icons iconic legend legends legendary classical theatre theater director directors essayist essayists illustrations paintings head shoulder shoulders etching etchings Sir Hubert Von Herkomer
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Portrait etching circa 1878 of Richard Wagner. Wagner (1813 - 1883) was a German composer and conductor who is primarily famous for his operas. Etching by Sir Hubert Von Herkomer (1849 - 1914).
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) German composer and conductor, seated at a grand piano, playing music from his opera 'Parsifal' for an intimate group of friends. Print c1915.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart portrait composer classical of the famous Austrian composers illustration painting music musician musicians celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent distinguished musical figure figures leading arts and art portraits great greats greatest people person persons black white vintage 18th eighteenth century upright vertical full length full-length standing up history historic heritage historical Austrians Austria a an at on in with by to from into Europe European Europeans prolific prodigy child genius era eras period periods man men male males performer performers movement movements influential entertainer entertainers entertainment popular most performing artist artists artistic icon icons iconic legend legends legendary ever illustrations print prints engraving engravings paintings Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus symphony symphonic symphonies concert concerts chamber opera operatic choral Salzburg concerto concertos operas Requiem piano Paul Barfus Schworer
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Undated 19th century portrait engraving of prolific and influential Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791). Engraving by Paul Barfus, based on a work by Schworer.
Early 20th century photographic postcard of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. English composer, music, black composer, musician, Afro-British composer, conductor, professor of music, classical music, civil rights, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, opera, racial, choral work,
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At a performance of Wagner's Die Meistersinger at the Komische Oper, Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart portrait composer as a child prodigy boy young youth classical of the famous Austrian composers illustration painting music musician musicians celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent distinguished musical figure figures XII mass twelfth his 12th XIIth at piano keyboard playing sitting seated down rehearsing practising leading arts and art portraits great greats greatest people person persons black white vintage 18th eighteenth century upright vertical history historic heritage historical Austrians Austria an on in with by to from into Europe European Europeans prolific prodigies genius era eras period periods man men male males performer performers movement movements influential entertainer entertainers entertainment popular most performing artist artists artistic icon icons iconic legend legends legendary ever youngster children illustrations virtuoso print prints engraving engravings paintings Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus symphony symphonic symphonies concert concerts chamber opera operatic choral Salzburg concerto concertos operas Requiem Victor Focillon J Scherrer pianist composing
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Portrait engraving print circa 1897 of a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart rehearsing his XIIth mass. Mozart (1756 - 1791) was a child prodigy who became a prolific and influential composer. Engraving by Victor Focillon, based on the painting by J Scherrer.
Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, born at Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker. He spent most of his career in England. Engraving from The Illustrated London News (ondon, 13 June 1885).
Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, born at Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker. He spent most of his career in England. Benedict in 1882 when his cantata 'Graziella' was performed at the Birmingham Festival. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from Punch (London, 26 August 1882).
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Vintage photo circa 1910s of Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943). Photo by Bain News Service.
Camille Saint-Saens Saint Saens portrait composer French famous conductor musician Charles classical music organist pianist 19th 20th century leading musical genius Charles-Camille piano player organ great of the late nineteenth early twentieth 1800s 1900s composers Saint-Saëns Saëns musicians conductors pianists organists players greats greatest virtuoso popular influential noted famed eminent prominent celebrated renowned acclaimed distinguished history historic historical heritage figure figures people person persons vintage archive archival man men male males Frenchman Frenchmen France performing arts art performer performers Europe European Europeans icon icons iconic key most ever respected artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white international entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary prodigy prodigies brilliant Romantic late-Romantic orchestral chamber age era opera operatic operas orchestra symphony symphonies symphonic up old photo photos photograph photographs a as an at in on by to be with for from into period periods concerto concertos instrumental personality personalities half-length half length gifted culture writer writers St St. world's head shoulder shoulders 1910s
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Vintage photo circa 1915 of French composer, organist, conductor and pianist Camille Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921). Photo by Bain News Service.
Camille Saint-Saens Saint Saens portrait composer French famous conductor musician Charles classical music organist pianist 19th 20th century leading musical genius Charles-Camille piano player organ great of the late nineteenth early twentieth 1800s 1900s composers Saint-Saëns Saëns musicians conductors pianists organists players greats greatest virtuoso popular influential noted famed eminent prominent celebrated renowned acclaimed distinguished history historic historical heritage figure figures people person persons vintage archive archival man men male males Frenchman Frenchmen France performing arts art performer performers Europe European Europeans icon icons iconic key most ever respected artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white international entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary prodigy prodigies brilliant Romantic late-Romantic orchestral chamber age era opera operatic operas orchestra symphony symphonies symphonic head shoulder shoulders close-up closeup close up old photo photos photograph photographs a as an at in on by to be with for from into period periods concerto concertos instrumental personality personalities headshot headshots shot shots gifted culture writer writers St St. world's
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Vintage portrait photo circa 1900 of French composer, organist, conductor and pianist Camille Saint-Saens (1835 - 1921). Photo by Bain News Service.
Igor Stravinsky composer portrait pianist conductor classical music Russian famous musician piano player vintage photo early 20th century 1900s of the great composers at Russians musicians leading musical greatest genius virtuoso popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished players twentieth Russia greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art pianists conductors performer performers archive archival Eastern Europe Europeans icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white I I. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary Fyodorovich Fedorovic Stravinski Stravinskij neoclassicism neo classicism neoclassical Serial era eras half-length half length head shoulder shoulders close-up closeup close up old people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as an in on by to with for from into master masters 1920s period periods movement movements symphony symphonies symphonic concerto concertos opera operas operatic orchestra orchestral instrumental chamber ballet ballets balletic choral Soviet Union Soviets USSR exile exiles US USA United States America American Americans naturalised citizen citizens serialism
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Vintage photo circa 1920s of Russian composer, pianist and conductor Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971). Photo by Bain News Service.
Franz Liszt composer classical music pianist portrait Hungarian famous musician piano player vintage photo 19th century 1800s of the great composers pianists Hungarians musicians players leading musical greatest genius virtuoso conductor conductors popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed Ferenc Ritter Von Ferencz noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late nineteenth Hungary greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival Europe Europeans Romantic New German School Neudeutsche Schule era eras teacher teachers period periods movement movements icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white F F. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary head shoulder shoulders close-up close up closeup old age elderly people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as at an in on by to with for from into master masters symphonic poem 1870s instrument instruments innovator innovators pioneer pioneers pioneering thematic transformation
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Portrait photo circa 1870s of Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886). Photographer unknown.
Franz Liszt composer classical music pianist portrait Hungarian famous musician piano player vintage photo 19th century 1800s of the great composers pianists Hungarians musicians at playing players leading musical greatest genius virtuoso conductor conductors popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed Ferenc Ritter Von Ferencz noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late nineteenth Hungary greats European history heritage figure figures performing sitting seated arts art performer performers archive archival Europe Europeans Romantic New German School Neudeutsche Schule era eras teacher teachers period periods movement movements icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white F F. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary full-length full length old age elderly people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as an in on down by up to with for from into master masters symphonic poem 1880s instrument instruments innovator innovators pioneer pioneers pioneering thematic transformation
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Vintage photo circa 1880 of Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886). Photographer unknown.
Sergei Prokofiev portrait composer pianist conductor classical music Russian famous musician piano player vintage photo early 20th century 1900s of the great composers Sergeyevich Russians musicians leading musical greatest genius virtuoso popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late players twentieth Russia greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art pianists conductors performer performers archive archival Eastern Europe Europeans icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white S S. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary head shoulder shoulders close-up close up closeup old young youth half-length half length people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as at an in on by to with for from into master masters 1918 New York symphony symphonies symphonic ballet ballets balletic concerto concertos opera operas operatic 1910s orchestra orchestral chamber instrumental sonata sonatas prolific writer writers film score scores films Soviet Union Soviets USSR Sergej Sergey Sergeevic Prokofief Prokofieff exile exiles Peter Wolf US USA United States America American tour overseas
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Portrait photo circa 1918 of Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953). Prokofiev is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and his prolific output included symphonies, operas, ballets and film scores. Photo by Bain News Service.
Johannes Brahms composer classical music pianist portrait German famous musician piano player vintage photo 19th century 1800s of the great composers pianists Germans musicians players leading musical greatest genius virtuoso conductor conductors popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late nineteenth Germany greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival Europe Europeans Romantic era eras period periods movement movements icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic head and shoulder shoulders national portraits upright vertical black white J J. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary facial hair beard beards bearded moustache moustaches mustache mustaches half-length half length old age elderly people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs close-up close up closeup a as at an in on by to with for from into master masters symphony symphonies symphonic concerto concertos chamber tradition traditions traditionalist orchestral choral innovator innovators innovation traditional 1880s
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Portrait photo circa 1880s of German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897). Photo by Harris & Ewing.
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873?1943) Russian composer, pianist and conductor. After 1917 Revolution he left Russia and settled in America in 1918. Three-quarter image in overcoat, hat in hand, looking at camera. Music
Gustav Mahler portrait composer conductor Austrian famous musician Czech classical music opera symphony song late 19th early 20th century leading musical genius operatic Late-Romantic Romantic orchestral orchestra great greatest of the celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent 1800s 1900s composers conductors musicians key influential distinguished respected major figure vintage photo Austrians Bohemian Bohemians Bohemia Czechs Europe European Europeans figures East Eastern old archive archival history historic historical heritage Romanticism nineteenth twentieth composing composition compositions conducting Austria Hungary Austria-Hungary classics orchestras operas greats virtuoso popular people person persons man men male males performing arts art performer performers performance performances icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic national international entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary brilliant age era photos photograph photographs a and as an at in on by to be with for from up into personality personalities half-length half length seated sitting down gifted culture cultural world world's head shoulder shoulders romantics Jew Jews Jewish symphonies songs symphonic Czechoslovakian Czechoslovakians Czechoslovakia leader leaders western 1860 - 1911 important piano player players pianist pianists Austro-Hungarian Empire Austrian-Bohemian Bohemian-Austrian black white upright vertical character characters portraits
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Vintage portrait photo circa 1909 of Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911). Photo by Aime Dupont Studio.
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936) Russian composer and conductor in 1929. Director of the St Petersburg Conservatoire 1905-1928. Three-quarter length, Glazunov in overcoat facing front.
Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), Italian-born conductor and composer. Settled in England in 1830, naturalised and knighted in 1869. Principal conductor at Covent Garden and of the Philharmonic Society. From The Modern Portrait Gallery (London, c1880).
Joseph Barnby (1838-1896) English composer and conductor, particularly of choral music, c1890. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery. (London, 1890-1894). Photograph. Woodburytype.
Johann Strauss the Elder (1804-1849) Austrian violinist, conductor and composer, born in Vienna. He composed numerous waltzes, but his son Johann the Younger excelled him. Engraving from Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1893).
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, standing, with the refugee Hungarian violinist, Eduard Remenyi (1828-1898), with whom he went on tour. Halftone from a photograph..
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, seated, with Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist and composer and director of the Berlin Conservatory. Halftone from a photograph.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer. Brahms, bottom left, being welcomed into Heaven by Schumann, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Liszt, von Bulow, and Berlioz. Top row, left to right: Haydn, Weber, Wagner, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Gluck and Handel(?). Silhouette by Otto Bohler. Halftone.
Scene from the opera Don Giovanni (1787), c1914. The stone statue of the Commandatore arrives to join the feast to which Don Giovanni has jokingly invited him. Don Giovanni killed the Commandatore when he challenged him when he had seduced his daughter, Donna Anna. Mozart's opera was first performed in Prague in 1787. From A Day With Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by May Byron. (London, c1914).
Franz Lehar portrait composer conductor Austrian Hungarian famous musician Lehár Ferenc Czech classical music orchestral opera operetta late 19th early 20th century leading musical genius operatic orchestra Vienna Viennese great greatest of the celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent 1800s 1900s composers conductors musicians key influential distinguished respected major figure vintage photo Christian Austrians Hungarians Czechs Europe European Europeans figures East Eastern old archive archival history historic historical heritage nineteenth twentieth composing composition compositions conducting Austria Hungary Austria-Hungary classics orchestras operas operettas 1910s greats virtuoso popular people person persons man men male males performing arts art performer performers performance performances icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic national international Merry Widow Die Lustige Witwe entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary brilliant age era photos photograph photographs a and as an at in on by to be with for from up into instrumental personality personalities half-length half length gifted culture cultural world world's head shoulder shoulders Czechoslovakian Czechoslovakians Slovak Slovakia Slovakian Slovakians Slovaks leader leaders western 1870 - 1948 important Czechoslovakia violin player players violinist violinists marches march waltz waltzes Austro-Hungarian Empire stage
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Vintage portrait photo circa 1910 of Austrian / Hungarian composer and conductor Franz Lehar (1870 - 1948). Lehar is best remembered for his operettas such as The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). Photo by Bain News Service.
Tchaikovsky portrait Pyotr composer classical music Russian Peter Ilyich famous musician vintage photo 19th century 1800s of the great composers Ilich Russians musicians leading musical greatest genius virtuoso popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late nineteenth Russia greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival Europe Europeans Romantic era eras period periods movement movements icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white P P. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary head shoulder shoulders close-up close up closeup old age people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as at an in on by to with for from into master masters Swan Lake Nutcracker 1812 Overture Petr Sleeping Beauty symphony symphonies opera operas operatic symphonic ballet ballets balletic instrumental chamber song songs concert theatre theatrical theater hall beard beards bearded 1870s piano Chaikovskiy Western
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Portrait photo circa 1870s of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893). Tchaikovsky wrote music across a range of genres and his famous works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker as well as the 1812 Overture. Photo by Vezenberg & Co.
Tchaikovsky portrait Pyotr composer classical music Russian Peter Ilyich famous musician vintage photo 19th century 1800s of the great composers Ilich Russians musicians leading musical greatest genius virtuoso popular influential historic historical celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent distinguished late nineteenth Russia greats European history heritage figure figures performing arts art performer performers archive archival Europe Europeans Romantic era eras period periods movement movements icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic and national portraits upright vertical black white P P. entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary head shoulder shoulders close-up close up closeup old age people person persons man men male males photos photograph photographs a as at an in on by to with for from into master masters Swan Lake Nutcracker 1812 Overture Petr Sleeping Beauty symphony symphonies opera operas operatic symphonic ballet ballets balletic instrumental chamber song songs concert theatre theatrical theater hall beard beards bearded 1880s piano Chaikovskiy Western
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Portrait photo circa 1880s of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893). Tchaikovsky wrote music across a range of genres and his famous works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker as well as the 1812 Overture. Photo by Bain News Service.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, in 1875. From a photograph. Legend reads Johannes Brahms zurfreundlichen Erinnerung an Klara (und Fritz) Simrock (In friendly remembrance of Klara (and Fritz) Simrock).
Frederic Chopin portrait composer pianist Polish famous musician virtuoso classical music early 19th century leading musical genius prodigy Romantic great greatest of the Frédéric Francois celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent 1800s composers pianists musicians virtuosos prodigies key influential distinguished respected major figure vintage illustration painting Pole Poles Poland Europe European Europeans figures East Eastern old archive archival history historic historical heritage Fryderyk Franciszek Romanticism nineteenth composing composition compositions classics greats popular people person persons man men male males performing arts art performer performers performance performances icon icons iconic most ever artist artists artistic national international entertainer entertainers entertainment legend legends legendary brilliant age era a and as an at in on by to be with for from up into personality personalities half-length half length gifted culture cultural world world's head shoulder shoulders romantics Frederick child leader leaders western 1810 - 1849 important piano player players teacher teachers illustrations paintings black white upright vertical character characters virtuosi P P. Schick Schick's portraits pulmonary tuberculosis cystic fibrosis instrumental ballade ballades master masters innovator innovators innovation innovations pioneer pioneers pioneering picture pictures drawing drawings engraving engravings
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Vintage 19th century portrait of Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849). Portrait by Schick.
Giacomo Puccini (1858 ?1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) an opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer at the age of 20. After silver-point by JJB Laurens executed at the request of Robert Schumann (1810-1856).
Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935) Scottish composer and conductor. Principal of the Royal Academy of Music, London (1887-1924). From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (London, 1890-1894). Woodburytype after photograph by W & D Downey.
Sir Edward Elgar portrait composer of the famous 1st Baronet first English composers music musician musicians celebrated noted famed renowned acclaimed prominent eminent distinguished musical figure figures leading arts and art portraits great greats greatest people person persons black white photo photos photograph photographs vintage 19th nineteenth century 20th twentieth upright vertical sitting seated history historic heritage historical Englishman Englishmen England Briton Britons Britain British UK United Kingdom a an at on in with by to from into Europe European Europeans man men male males performer performers Master King's Musick influential entertainer entertainers entertainment popular most performing artist artists artistic icon icons iconic legend legends legendary classical William down Enigma Variations Pomp Circumstance Marches Dream Gerontius concerto concertos violin cello symphony symphonies symphonic oratorios chamber song songs moustache moustaches facial hair
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Undated portrait photo by Bain News Service of English composer Sir Edward Elgar. Elgar (1857 - 1934) is known for works such as the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches and The Dream of Gerontius.
Louise Edvina (1880-1940) Canadian soprano in title role of the courtesan in Massenet's opera Thais, a role she played in the London premier at Covent Garden in 1911.
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Hans Sachs (1494-1576) Mastersinger of Nuremberg, composer, playwright,poet and shoemaker. One of the leading figures in "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg", the opera by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1868. After the aristocratic Minnesingers declined in the 13th century, the craftsmen and traders continued their tradition
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) German Romantic composer, born in Hamburg. After the portrait by Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861).
Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864-1949) German composer and conductor, born at Munich. Photograph of Strauss working at the piano published in 1902 when he conducted the first performance in England of his tone poem 'Ein Heldenleben' at the Queen's Hall, London.