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Sigismond Thalberg

Swiss composer and pianist (1812–1871)

1812–1871

83 works in the index

Born
1812
Died
1871
Birthplace
Geneva
Place of death
Naples
Citizenship / historical state
Austrian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Sigismond Thalberg — Swiss composer and pianist (1812–1871). Sigismond Thalberg was born in 1812 in Geneva. The recorded year of death is 1871; place of death: Naples. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Austrian Empire.

Life and musical career

Occupations
pianist; composer
Education
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Teachers
Ignaz Moscheles
Instruments played
piano
Genres
opera; classical music; Romantic music
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Order of the Dannebrog
Languages used
Italian
VIAF ID
29796476
ISNI
0000000108839992
GND ID
11729781X
Library of Congress ID
n85212620
MusicBrainz ID
480aa5f2-97e6-4e79-a364-6629d7b63b55

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano
Genres represented
Classical
Works with composition dates
36 of 83

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 2

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
24 Pensees Musicales, Op.75 1862IMSLP Op.75— —— 7
Grande Fantaisie sur 'Zampa' de Herold, Op.53 1844IMSLP Op.53— —— 6
10 Piano Pieces, Op.36 — Op.36— —— 6
Andante, Op.32 1838-9IMSLP Op.32— —— 5
Divertissement, Op.18 — Op.18— —— 5
Fantaisie sur la Fille du Régiment de Donizetti pour piano Op.68 — Op.68— —— 5
Fantasia on Meyerbeer's 'Robert le diable' Op.6 — Op.6— —— 5
Fantasia on Verdi's 'Rigoletto' Op.82 1864IMSLP Op.82— —— 5
Grand Nocturne, Op.35 — Op.35— —— 5
6 Romances sans Paroles 1838IMSLP —— —— 5
3 Romances, Op.41 1841IMSLP Op.41— —— 5
L'Art du Chant appliqué au Piano, Transcriptions des célèbres Oeuvres des grandes Maitres, Op.70 — Op.70— —— 4
Barcarolle, Op.60 — Op.60— —— 4
Caprice No.2, Op.19 — Op.19— —— 4
Etudes (12), Op.26 — Op.26— —— 4
Fantasie über die Oper Die Stumme von Portici von Auber, Op.52 — Op.52— —— 4
Fantasia on Rossini's 'Moses', Op.33 — Op.33— —— 4
Fantasia on Verdi's 'La Traviata' Op.78 1862IMSLP Op.78— —— 4
Fantasia on Weber's 'Oberon', Op.37 — Op.37— —— 4
Grand caprice pour le piano sur des motifs de l'opera: Charles VI de Halévy, Op.48 1843IMSLP Op.48— —— 4
Grand Fantasia and Variations on Bellini's 'Norma', Op.12 — Op.12— —— 4
Grand Fantasia and Variations on Mozart's 'Don Juan', Op.14 — Op.14— —— 4
Grande Fantaisie sur les motifs de l'Opéra Don Pasquale de Donizetti, Op.67 — Op.67— Piano— 4
Graziosa, Romance sans paroles — —— —— 4
Nocturne, Op.28 1838IMSLP Op.28— —— 4
Nocturne, Op.51bis ca.1845IMSLP Op.51b— —— 4
Souvenirs de Pesth. Airs hongrois variés, Op.65bis 1846IMSLP Op.65b— —— 4
2 Airs russes variés, Op.17 — Op.17— —— 3
Berceuse 1846IMSLP —— —— 3
Caprice, Op.15 — Op.15— —— 3
Les Capricieuses. Valses pour piano, Op.64 — Op.64— —— 3
Fantasia on Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Op.39 — Op.39— —— 3
Fantasia on Donizetti's 'Lucrezia Borgia', Op.50 — Op.50— —— 3
Musical Score L'apotheose de Napoleon; fantaisie sur une marche triomphale de H. Berlioz, Op.58 1845IMSLP Op.58— —— 3
Grand Fantasia on 'God save the Queen' and 'Rule Britannia', Op.27 1837IMSLP Op.27— —— 3
Grande Fantaisie et Variation brillante sur l'Opera 'I Montecchi e Capuletti' de Bellini, Op.10 — Op.10— —— 3
Grande Fantaisie, Op.22 — Op.22— —— 3
The last Rose of Summer, Op.73 1857IMSLP Op.73— —— 3
3 Mélodies de Franz Schubert, Op.79 — Op.79— —— 3
3 Nocturnes, Op.21 1837IMSLP Op.21— —— 3
Grand Concerto in F Minor Op. 5 1829-30IMSLP Op. 5F minor —Classical 3
Romance and Etude, Op.38 1840IMSLP Op.38— —— 3
7 Romances, Op.25 1838IMSLP Op.25— —— 3
Tarantelle, Op.65 1848IMSLP Op.65— —— 3
12 Waltzes — —— Piano— 3
Le Départ, Op.55 1844IMSLP Op.55— —— 2
Divertissement on a theme from Benedict's 'The Gypsy's Warning' Op.34 — Op.34— —— 2
Fantaisie et Variations sur 'Euryanthe' de Weber, Op.1 1827IMSLP Op.1— —— 2

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 29796476. Portrait: Nadar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.