1844 compositions

The "''''''" () is the national anthem of Hungary. The lyrics were written by Ferenc Kölcsey, a nationally renowned poet, in 1823, and its currently official musical setting was composed by the romantic composer Ferenc Erkel in 1844, although other lesser known musical versions exist. The poem bore the subtitle ('From Stormy Centuries of the Hungarian Folk'); it is often argued that this subtitle – by emphasising past rather than contemporary national troubles – was added expressly to enable the poem to pass Habsburg censorship. The full meaning of the poem's text is evident only to those well

composition by Felix Mendelssohn

series of solo piano works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1829-1845)

composition for piano by Frédéric Chopin

1843/1844 composition for piano by Frédéric Chopin

set of compositions for piano by Frédéric Chopin

concert overture composed by Richard Wagner

set of piano compositions by Frédéric Chopin

right|250px Sinngedichte (Poems of the Senses or Epigrams), Op. 1, is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1844 for his debut as a composer at in Vienna. The waltz was played along with several other compositions that Strauss had written for the occasion, such as the waltz Gunstwerber and the polka Herzenslust. The waltz was an unprecedented success when first performed, and had to be repeated a record nineteen times.

étude composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan