Ave Maria No. 4 in Op. 5 "12 études de
salon"
Composer: Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889), 1838
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Henselt: Études Opus 2 & Opus 5 - Piers Lane
tr17_17. Études de salon (12), for piano,
Op. 5: Suite 1. No. 4 in E major 'Ave Maria'. Andante |
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A
biographical dictionary of musicians (ed.
Theodore Baker)
G. Schirmer, 1905 - Biography & Autobiography - 695 pages |
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Henselt Adolf von distinguished pianist and
comp b Schwabach Bavaria May 12 1814 d Warmbrunn Silesia Oct 10 18S9 First
st pf and harm with Geheimrathin von Fladt at Munich In 1831 an allowance
from King Ludwig I enabled him to continue pf study with Hummel at Weimar
whence he went to Vienna and learned theory for 2 years under Sechter
Assiduous study and practice injured his health and in 1836 he was ordered
to Carlsbad In 1837 he made a short tour through Germany and aroused the
greatest enthusiasm Me married atlireslau the same year and went to St
Petersburg in 1838 Me was appointed chamber pianist to the Kmpress and mus
teacher to the princes Later he was app inspector of mus instruction of the
Imperial educational institutions for girls and received the Order of
Vladimir Mis playing was of the most poetically inspired character and
highly individualized his technical specialty being the legato execution of
widely extended
chords and arpeggios for the practice of which he composed
extremclydifficult extension studies His principal works are The celebrated
F min pf concerto Etudes op 2 and op 13 Poeme d Amour op 3 Fruhlingslied op
15 Impromptu op 17 Ballade op 31 Paraphrases de Concert 39 works with opus
no and 15 without a pf trio a 2nd pf part to a selection from J Ii Cramer's
Etudes etc A very sympathetic character sketch is that by von Lenz in
Diegrossen Pf VirtuosenunsrerZeit Engl ed NY 1899 |
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