Hermann Scholtz (9 June 1845 – 13 July 1918) was a German pianist and composer.

Life

Born in Breslau, Scholtz first studied with Moritz Brosig in Breslau (harmony) and in 1865 went to the

Leipzig conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn ...

, where he continued his studies with

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(piano),

Carl Riedel Carl Riedel (6 October 1827 – 3 June 1888) was a German conductor and composer. Born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal, he initially worked as a dyer of silk before conductor Karl Wilhelm discovered his musical talent and encouraged him to pursue ...

(counterpoint) and Heinrich Schulz-Beuthen (instrumentation). On the recommendation of

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, he moved to Munich in 1867 and completed his studies at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Munich The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is ...

there with

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(piano) and

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(counterpoint). He then taught at the Munich Musikhochschule for six years, moving to

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

in 1875, where he was appointed Royal Saxon Chamber Virtuoso in 1880 and Professor in 1910. His pupils included Hans Fährmann,

Leo Kestenberg Leo Kestenberg (27 November 1882 – 13 January 1962) was a German-Israeli classical pianist, music educator, and cultural politician. Working for the government in Prussia from 1918, he began a large-scale reform of music education (''Kestenbe ...

Clara Mannes Clara Mannes (born Clara Damrosch; 12 December 1869, Breslau, Silesia – 16 March 1948, New York City) was a German-born American musician and music educator. She and her brother Frank Damrosch also taught at the Veltin School for Girls in Manha ...

and

Johannes Pache Johannes ''Johann Fürchtegott Pache'' (9 December 1857, Bischofswerda – 24 December 1897, Limbach) was a German composer and organist. Life Pache was born in Bischofswerda, Upper Lusatia, as son of a teacher. It was his father wish tha ...

. Scholtz was on friendly terms with Marie Wieck, who temporarily left her summer house in to his family. He last lived at Nürnberger Straße 18b. As a pianist, Scholtz stood out above all with works by

Frederic Chopin Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...

. For the

Edition Peters Edition Peters is a classical music publisher founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1800. History The company came into being on 1 December 1800 when the Viennese composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754–1812) and the local organist Ambrosius Kühnel ( ...

he published his works in an edited three-volume edition, which was a standard edition for a long time. There are several interpretations by Scholtz on punched tape for the phonola piano of the erhalten, darunter von seiner ''Ballade'' op. 76, außerdem von Chopins '' Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor'' op. 21 (

larghetto In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...

).Rollen für das Hupfeld-Phonola-Piano in der UB Freiburg (Reihenfolge nach Komponisten)
/ref> Scholtz died in Dresden at the age of 73.

Family

Scholtz was married to Flora née Nádler, a sister of the Budapest art professor Róbert Nádler. Their son Robert Friedrich Karl Scholtz (14 April 1877 in Dresden - 19 May 1956 in Berlin) was a painter and graphic artist.

Works

* ''Klavierkonzert e-Moll'' * ''Albumblätter'' op. 20 * ''Acht Mädchenlieder'' op. 37 * ''Klaviertrio f-Moll'' op. 51 * ''Ballade'' op. 76 * ''Variationen über ein Originalthema für 2 Klaviere'' op. 77

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scholtz, Hermann 19th-century German composers German Romantic composers Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich 1845 births 1918 deaths People from Wrocław

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