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Stephen Heller
Stephen Heller (15 May 1813 – 14 January 1888) was a Hungarian pianist, teacher, and composer whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet. Heller was an influence for later Romantic composers. He outlived his reputation, and was a near-forgotten figure at his death in 1888. Biography Heller was born in Pest, Hungary in 1815. He had been destined for a legal career, but instead decided to devote his life to music. At the age of nine he performed Jan Ladislav Dussek's Concerto for Two Pianos with his teacher, F. Brauer, at the Budapest Theater. He played so well that he was sent to study in Vienna, Austria, under Carl Czerny. Unable to afford Czerny's expensive fees, he became a student of Anton Halm. After a success in his first public concert in Vienna at the age of 15, his father undertook a concert tour through Hungary, Poland and Germany. Heller returned to Budapest by way of Kassel, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Hamburg, and Augsburg. After passing the winter of 1829 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Heller By Alfred Lemoine
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatoire De Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Conservatoire offers instruction in music and dance, drawing on the traditions of the 'French School'. Formerly the conservatory also included drama, but in 1946 that division was moved into a separate school, the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD), for acting, theatre and drama. Today the conservatories operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and are associate members of PSL University. The CNSMDP is also associated with the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL). History École Royale de Chant On 3 December 1783 Papillon de la Ferté, ''intendant'' of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Puchelt
Gerhard Puchelt (18 February 1913 – August 1987) was a German pianist. Life Born in Stettin, Puchelt studied from 1931 to 1935 at the Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik with Else C. Kraus and Eduard Erdmann and at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Afterwards, he worked as a concert pianist and accompanist for well-known singers, instrumentalists and chamber music ensembles. After the Second World War, he continued his career as a piano virtuoso and gave his first concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker as early as September 1945, Schumann, piano concerto op. 54. In 1949, he was appointed professor for piano at the Hochschule für Musik Berlin-Charlottenburg and remained in this position until 1978. Puchelt performed in both parts of Germany, Western Europe, the Soviet Union - where he was the first West German pianist to be invited as early as 1956 -, South America, Japan and the USA. In 1962, when he gave five concerts in the Soviet Union, he was not allowed to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arion (record Label)
Arion is a French record company and label founded in 1962 by Ariane Segal. The label takes its name from the ancient Greek poet and lyre-player, Arion. In the 1960s and 1970s Arion was seen as one of the most adventurous and innovative independent labels in France with an eclectic catalogue ranging from classical music to ethnic music to jazz. Its strengths were, and remain, rarely performed classical works and ethnic music.'' Gramophone'' (1993). "French independents: A tour d'horizon", Vol. 71, p. 4Roux, Marie-Aude (8 April 2011)"Ariane Ségal, éditrice de musique" ''Le Monde''. Retrieved 28 June 2015 (subscription required for complete article) . History In 1962 Ariane Segal, who had been working as a producer for the French division of Ricordi, left the firm with her entire team, including her sound engineer Claude Morel. She established a new independent label, Arion, serving as its president and managing director, while Morel served as the label's artistic director. By 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulf Bästlein
Ulf Bästlein (born 1959 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German bass-baritone and doctor of philology (Germanist and classical philologist). Bästlein attended lessons for singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Recordings * 1990: ''Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine (Schubert, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Schumann, Heller u. a.)'', piano: Stefan Laux, audite 97.423 * 1994: ''Rimbaud-Lieder'' ( Krása), Ensemble Aventure, Ars Musici AM 1104-2 * 1994: '' Fauré Requiem und Missa sacra'' (Schumann), conductor: Winfried Toll, Camerata und Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Ars Musici AM 232177 * 1995: ''Winterreise'', songcycle by Schubert, piano: Stefan Laux, Ars Musici AM 1126-2 * 1996: ''Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen'' Lieder zu den Themen ‚Nacht’ und ‚Tod’ (Schubert), piano: Stefan Laux, Ars Musici: AM 1157-2 * 1998: ''Trunken müssen wir alle sein'': Weinlieder aus drei Jahrhunderten (Meyerbeer, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Lortzing, Liszt, Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Joly
Catherine Joly is a French classical pianist, born in Belfort. Biography After a First Prize for piano obtained unanimously at the age of 15 at the , Joly was admitted at the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Lucette Descaves, then in that of Reine Gianoli. She obtained a First Prize for piano and for chamber music. She also worked with Jean Hubeau and Annie d'Arco. She also obtained the Concertist Diploma from the École Normale de Musique de Paris. Catherine Joly has been a soloist at Radio France since 1978, and at the Cziffra and Menuhin foundations since 1981. She performs as soloist and in chamber ensembles in France and abroad (Switzerland, Germany). Among the places to which she has been invited, the Festival Estival de Paris, the defunct Mai Musical de Bordeaux, on [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connoisseur Society
Connoisseur Society is an American audiophile classical music and jazz record label. It was founded by E. Alan Silver and James Goodfriend. Silver and Goodfriend helped artists from the Eastern bloc to perform in the US during the Cold War, among them Ivan Moravec in 1962. The label released albums of Millette Alexander and Frank Daykin, known collectively as Alexander and Daykin, Sergei Babayan, Antonio Barbosa, Samuel Bartos, Sara Davis Buechner (born David Buechner), Linda Bustani, George Darden, Kate Dillingham, Walter Hautzig, Morton Estrin, Madeleine Forte, Joyce Hatto, Michael Jamanis, Trudy Kane, Ali Akbar Khan, Ruth Laredo, Mirjana Lewis, João Carlos Martins, Blair McMillan, Ivan Moravec, Garrick Ohlsson, Zaidee Parkinson, Manitas de Plata, Richard Reid, Cynthia Raim, Alberto Reyes, Elizabeth Rich, Edward Rosser, Mordecai Shehori, Myron Silberstein, Patrick Stephens, Joe Utterback, Ilana Vered, Frances Veri, David Allen Wehr, Wanda Wiłkomirska, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
"" (To sing on the water), D. 774, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert in 1823, based on the poem of the same name by Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg. The text describes a scene on the water from the perspective of the narrator who is in a boat, and delves into the narrator's reflections on the passing of time. The song's piano accompaniment recreates the texture of the shimmering waves (') mentioned in the third line of the poem and its rhythmic style in the 6/8 meter is reminiscent of a barcarole. Harmonically, the song as a whole and within each stanza traces a movement from the minor mode to the major mode: the song begins in A-flat minor and ends in A-flat major. Franz Liszt transcribed the piece for solo piano, S. 558. Text Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen Gleitet, wie Schwäne, der wankende Kahn; Ach, auf der Freude sanftschimmernden Wellen Gleitet die Seele dahin wie der Kahn; Denn von dem Himmel herab auf die Wellen Tanzet das Abendrot rund um den K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Désert
Le Désert () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valdallière. 13 October 2015 Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Erlkönig (Schubert)
"Erlkönig", Op. 1, 328, is a '' Lied'' composed by Franz Schubert in 1815, which sets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem of the same name. The singer takes the role of four characters — the narrator, a father, his small son, and the titular "Erlking", a supernatural creature who pursues the boy — each of whom exhibit different tessitura, harmonic and rhythmic characteristics. A technically challenging piece for both performers and accompanists, "Erlkönig" has been popular and acclaimed since its premiere in 1821, and has been described as one of the "commanding compositions of the century". Among Schubert's most famous works, the work has been arranged by various composers, such as Franz Liszt (solo piano) and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (solo violin); Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, and Max Reger have orchestrated the piece. History Goethe's poem was set in music by some hundred composers, including Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Carl Friedrich Zelter and Carl Loewe, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in its exhibition space to display examples of technology developed in the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was long, with an interior height of , and was three times the size of St Paul's Cathedral. The introduction of the sheet glass method into Britain by Chance Brothers in 1832 made possible the production of large sheets of cheap but strong glass, and its use in the Crystal Palace created a structure with the greatest area of glass ever seen in a building. It astonished visitors with its clear walls and ceilings that did not require interior lights. It has been suggested that the name of the building resulted from a piece penned by the playwright Doug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
