Hungarian nationalism had a massive effect, though mostly in the second half of the century. Looking at, say, Strauss' Ziguenerbaron as a propaganda piece emphasising the multinational and cultural nature of Austria-Hungary is a pretty interesting take.
I'm more into Opera and Vocal stuff, but been loving my Late-Rossini and Auber and Massenet recently. Still amazed they let Guillaume Tell and La Muette Di Portici out into the wild, given they basically sparked the 1830s revolutions.
Hungarian nationalism had a massive effect, though mostly in the second half of the century. Looking at, say, Strauss' Ziguenerbaron as a propaganda piece emphasising the multinational and cultural nature of Austria-Hungary is a pretty interesting take.
I'm more into Opera and Vocal stuff, but been loving my Late-Rossini and Auber and Massenet recently. Still amazed they let Guillaume Tell and La Muette Di Portici out into the wild, given they basically sparked the 1830s revolutions.