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Siegfried Langgaard was a Danish pianist, composer and philosopher of music. His highly pianistic style and complex harmonic ianguage can be clearly seen within this 'Romantische Phantasie', inspired by the opening passages of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'.

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Siegfried Langgaard ...

While Wagner is a key figure in the world of opera, this 'Fantasie in fis moll' for solo piano offers a rare chance to glimpse into his compositional development. Written at 18, this was the first work Wagner presented to a composition teacher. Despite lacking the mature compositional voice present in ...

Throughout his compositional career, Sigismond Thalberg wrote many pieces based upon the themes of other composers, including Bellini, Mozart and Rossini. In 'Erinnerungen an Beethoven', he explores Beethoven's 7th symphony in a fantasy for solo piano.
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Während seiner Karriere als Komponist schrieb ...

'Präludium und Fuge' is a great work, which reflects Sgambati's talent both as a pianist and composer. Both sections are full of passion, each with their own difficulties: the prelude with the challenge of maintaining a constant, driving rhythmic idea throughout, and the fugue with its complex three ...

Although the German composer Carl Loewe is well known for his collection of over four hundred ballads and songs, he was also responsible for many works for other instrumental combinations.
'Mazeppa' is a delightful tone poem for solo piano, in which Loewe explores a poem of the same name by Lord Byron.
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