Max Oesten (''var'': Otto Max Oesten, Max Otto Östen, Otto Östen) 1843–1917, was a German pianist, organist and prolific composer, although nowadays his work is generally overlooked.
Life
Max Oesten was born in
Berlin
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the son of the German composer
Theodor/e Oesten. He spent most of his professional life as a church organist in
Königsburg
The Königsburg is a ruined medieval castle southeast of Königshütte, a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken, in Harz district in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Site
The ruins are located above the confluence of the Warme Bod ...
. Oesten was a pupil of
August Wilhelm Bach
August Wilhelm Bach (4 October 1796 – 15 April 1869) was a German composer and organist. He is unrelated to the family of Johann Sebastian Bach. He studied with his father, Gottfried, as well as with Carl Friedrich Zelter and Ludwig Berger as ...
. Among Oesten's pupils was the German-American fiddler
Otto Funk
Otto Funk (October 6, 1868 – February 6, 1934) was a German-American fiddler who gained fame as "the Walking Fiddler" in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing his Hopf violin every step of the way as he walked from New York to San Fran ...
.
List of works
Choral
* op. ? (1879) ''Aufforderung zum Tanz: polka-rondo'' (mixed choir and piano).
* op. 151 (c.1887) ''Drei Lieder'' Songs for Male-voice choir: 'Frühlingsahnung', 'Waldeseinsamkeit', 'Fröhliche Fahrt'.
['Max Oesten']
works listed in ''Hofmeister XIX'', the on-line catalogues (''Monatsberichte'') of the Leipzig music publisher Friedrich Hofmeister for the years 1829-1900. Web resource, accessed 15 December 2021.
* op. 225 (1914) ''Für Kaiser und Reich'' (male-voice choir and orchestra).
[''Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Musikwissenschaft (ViFa Musik)'']
Web reource, accessed 14 December 2021.
Harmonium and/or Organ
* op. 26 (n.d.) ''Trauermarsch'' (after Beethoven op. 26) arr. for harmonium/organ.
* op. 196 (1897) ''Twelve easy voluntaries: second set'' (harmonium/organ).
* op. 205 (1899) ''Festival times: ten short and easy pieces'' (harmonium/organ).
* op. ? (1899) ''Twelve Select voluntaries'' (harmonium/organ).
* op. 215 (1902) ''Twelve short voluntaries: third set'' (harmonium/organ).
Harmonium and/or piano
* op. 131 (1885) ''
chubertLieder ... concertmässig als Duos'' (harmonium and piano).
* op. 135 (1885) ''Lieder der Heimat: fanntasien über beliebte Volksweisen'' (harmonium and piano).
* op. 138 (1886-7) ''Die Oper am Harmonium. Fantasien über beliebte Opern'' (harmonium, and piano; two pianos).
* op. 140 ''Träume am Harmonium'' (harmonium).
* op. 141 (1887) ''Leichte Original-Duos'' (harmonium and piano; two pianos).
* op. 222 (n.d.) ''Klänge am Harmonium: 50 geistliche Lieder und Gesänge'' (harmonium).
Harp
* op. ? (n.d.) ''Largo'' (from 'Serse' by Handel) arr, for harp, harmonium and piano/organ.
Piano
* op. ? (1869) ''Felice Notte'' (piano).
['Max Oesten': works listed in ''Library Hub Discover (UK)]
Web resource, accessed 14 December 2021.
* op. ? (1869) ''La Belle Espagnole'' (piano).
* op. ? (1869) ''Champagne Pearls, morceau de salon'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Abendglockenklänge'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Accents du Cœur/Herzensklänge: nocturne'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Melodiengrüsse: kleine Fantasien über beliebte Volkslieder'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Féodora: polka-mazurka'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''La Jolie Vivandière. Die hübsche Marketenderin'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Langage des Fleurs: rêverie'' (piano).
* op. ? (1870) ''Leontine: nocturne'' (piano).
* op. ? (1872) ''Ma Tourterelle: mélodie'' (piano)
* op. ? (1873) ''Bluebells'' (piano).
* op. ? (1873) ''Spielmanns Gruss: romanze'' (piano).
* op. ? (1874) ''Accents du Cœur'' (piano).
* op. ? (1874) ''Evening Bells'' (piano).
* op. 40 (n.d.) ''Schweizerbilder: im leichteren Salonstyl'' (piano).
* op. 45 (n.d.) ''Mein Stern'' (piano)
['Max Oesten']
''Katalog des Bibliotheksverundes Bayern''. Web resource, accessed 14 December 2021.
* op. 71 (1878) ''Frühlingsglaube, after F. Ries'' (piano).
* op. 77 (1878) ''Schlusslied'' (piano).
* op. 124 (1887) ''Elfengeflüster: characterstück'' (piano).
* op. 126 (1884) ''Weihnachtsidyll: tonbild'' (piano).
* op. 128 (1885) ''Glockenthürmers Töchterlein'' (piano: four hamds).
* op. 129 (1885) ''Sommerfäden'' (piano: four hands).
* op. 130 (1887) ''Abendgebet'' (violin, 'cello, piano and harmonium/organ)
* op. 168 (1890) ''Weihnachtsklänge'' (piano)
Solo strings
* op. 142 (1885) ''Stunden der Weihe''. (Six pieces for violin/'cello and harmonium/organ/piano).
''Klassika: die deutschprachigen Klassikseiten''. Web resource, accessed 14 December 2021.
* op. ? (1898) ''Six easy pieces'' (violin and piano).
External links
* Public domain copies of works by Max Oesten a
IMSLP
Web resource, accessed 16 December 2021.
Works by Max Oesten
listed in the catalogues (''Monatsberichte'') of the Leipzig music publisher Friedrich Hofmeister for the years 1829–1900. Web resource, accessed 18 December 2021.
* Max Oesten
(1899). Andrew Pink (2022
Exordia ad missam
References
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1843 births
1917 deaths
German classical organists
Composers for pipe organ
German male organists
German Romantic composers
German male classical composers
19th-century German musicians
19th-century German composers
19th-century German male musicians
19th-century classical composers
20th-century German musicians
20th-century German composers
20th-century German male musicians
20th-century classical composers
Male classical organists