He taught at the Neue Akademie der Tonkunst and at the Stern Conservatory. He also studied philosophy and modern languages. He studied piano with Theodor Kullak and Richard Wüerst in Berlin. Hans Bischoff was a pianist, teacher and editor. German ( Berlin, FebruNiederschönenhausen, near Berlin, June 12, 1889) Benedict died suddenly from heart failure. Benedict published an edition of piano works by Beethoven, Dussek, Mendelssohn and Weber, as well as pedagogical pieces. He also wrote a number of variations, dances and marches. He composed three piano concertos, many fantasies on opera themes by Balfe, Bellini, Donizetti, Gounod and Verdi, and on Irish, Scottish and Welsh melodies. Benedict was a talented pianist and dedicated much of his time to this instrument. In 1850, he toured with Jenny Lind in the United States, conducting many of her concerts. He lived in Naples for nine years and became a respected musician in Italy. Benedict also studied with Weber, with whom he had close relationship materialized in a biography of the German composer published in 1881. At 15, he was sent to Weimar to study with Hummel, who introduced him to Beethoven. Sir Julius Benedict was a British composer, conductor and pianist. She composed some pieces for the piano.īritish ( Stuttgart, NovemLondon, June 5, 1885) They toured extensively in Russia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Belgium. Anna Caroline married English violin player Antonio James Oury. She appeared in London with Nicolò Paganini. She also studied with Johann Andreas Streicher. Chopin praised her playing in Warsaw and dedicated to her his Waltz in f minor, op. Known also as Ninette de Belleville or Ninette von Belleville, she was a student of Carl Czerny in Vienna, where he met and heard Beethoven improvise. German ( Landshut, Bavaria, JMunich, July 22, 1880)Īnna Oury was a pianist and composer of French descent. Beethoven´s piano output is crowned by the 32 piano sonatas, the 5 piano concertos, and the Diabelli variations, all of which are masterpieces of the piano literature. Beethoven settled in Vienna in 1792, where he received lessons from Haydn and likely from Mozart and became a highly respected composer in the Austrian capital. He had Belgian ancestry and came from three generations of musicians who worked for the Electorate of Cologne. He described the state of his despairing soul in the famous Heiligenstadt Testament of 1802, addressed to his brothers Johann and Carl. One of the most influential, admired and popular figures in music history, Beethoven was a great pianist and improviser, and a visionary composer who transcended the limits of the piano, particularly after the illness, which isolated him -deafness- worsened.
German ( Bonn, baptized DecemVienna, March 26, 1827) Olga Barabini was a pianist and a student of Claudio Arrau. His piano compositions were popular for a time. He also was of paramount importance in the promotion and fame of the new Steinway pianos. He gave the American premieres of such piano concertos as those of Schumann, Chopin´s Second, Liszt´s First and Hiller, and appeared at the Philharmonic Society concerts for 18 consecutive seasons.
Agthe composed some works for piano.Įnglish ( Cirencester, England, MaWiesbaden, Germany, December 21, 1898)īach Mills was a virtuoso pianist who achieved recognition in the United States as an exponent of Liszt´s tradition. Subsequently, he established similar schools in other cities and counted Theodor and Adolf Kullak among his pupils. German ( Ballenstedt, JBerlin, October 8, 1873)Īgthe played second violin in the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, and founded a music school in Dresden, which used Johann Bernhard Logier ́s methods on keyboard pedagogy. Piano Traditions Through Their Genealogy Treesĭoctor of Musical Arts | Agthe, Albrecht Wilhelm Johann
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