Dirk Schäfer (
Rotterdam
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November 25, 1873 –
Amsterdam
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February 16, 1931) was a Dutch concert pianist and composer. His compositions include piano pieces ("Sonate Inaugurale" Op. 9) and
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...
, such as his distinctly
Brahmsian piano quintet in D flat (Opus 5) and his sonatas for violin and piano, Op. 11. He also wrote a "Javanese Rhapsody". He recorded performances of works by
Chopin and
Francois Couperin[Label of English Columbia DHX 12, 78 RPM record] before his death.
External links
Website in memoriam of Dirk Schäfer.
References
1873 births
1931 deaths
Dutch classical pianists
Dutch composers
Musicians from Rotterdam
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