Stephen Heller (15 May 1813 – 14 January 1888) was a Hungarian pianist, teacher, and composer whose career spanned the period from
Schumann
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to
Bizet
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. 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
Pest () is the eastern, mostly flat part of Budapest, Hungary, comprising about two-thirds of the city's territory. It is separated from Buda and Óbuda, the western parts of Budapest, by the Danube River. Among its most notable sights are the ...
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
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'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
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. 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
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, Poland and Germany.
Heller returned to Budapest by way of
Kassel
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,
Frankfurt
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,
Nuremberg
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, Hamburg, and
Augsburg
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. After passing the winter of 1829 at Hamburg, he was taken ill at Augsburg in the summer of 1830. He abandoned the tour there and was soon afterwards adopted by a wealthy patron of music.
At the age of 25, he travelled to Paris, where he became closely acquainted with
Hector Berlioz
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,
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
,
Franz Liszt
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and other renowned composers of his era. Here Heller achieved distinction both as a concert performer and as a teacher. He taught piano to
Isidor Philipp
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Isidor Philipp ...
, who later became head of the piano department of the
Conservatoire de Paris
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.
In 1849 Heller performed in England, where in 1850 he was the subject of a long serial article (that is divided between many issues) devoted to his music in the British ''Musical World''. In 1862 he performed
Mozart
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Charles Hallé
Sir Charles Hallé (born Karl Halle; 11 April 181925 October 1895) was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858.
Life
Hallé was born Karl Halle on 11 April 1819 in Hagen, Westphalia. After settling ...
at
The Crystal Palace
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.
He spent the last twenty-five years of his life in Paris.
Works
Heller was a prolific composer for the piano and his studies remain popular with music teachers and students.
Complete worklist
* Op. 1 Thème de Paganini varié
* Op. 2 Les charmes de Hambourg. Rondeau brillant
* Op. 3 Fantaisie dramatique sur les opéras ''Semiramide'' et ''Masaniello''
* Op. 4 Valse Favorite de Hubovsky. Variations brillantes
* Op. 5 Thème polonais. Variations brillantes
* Op. 6 Zampa. Variations brillantes sur l'opéra de Herold
* Op. 7 Trois Impromptus
*# Déclaration
*# Adieu
*# Amour sans repos
* Op. 8 Scherzo No. 1 (Rondo-Scherzo)
* Op. 9 Sonata No. 1 in D minor
* Op. 10 Trois morceaux brillants
*# Divertissement ''L'elisire d'amore''
*# Rondoletto ''Norma''
*# Rondoletto ''L'elisire d'amore''
* Op. 11 Rondo-Valse
* Op. 12 Rondoletto sur ''La Cracovienne'' du ballet ''The Gipsy''
* Op. 13 Les treize. Divertissement brillant sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 14 Passetemps. Six rondinos sur des mélodies de Strauss
* Op. 15 Les treize. Rondo sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 16 24 Etudes. L'Art de phraser
* Op. 17 Le shérif. Six caprices sur une romance de l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 18 La chanson du pays. Improvisata sur une mélodie de Reber
* Op. 19 La captive. Deux caprices sur une mélodie de Reber
* Op. 20 Hai Luli. Deux impromptus sur une mélodie de Reber
* Op. 21 Bergeronnette. Deux impromptus sur une mélodie de Reber
* Op. 22 La Favorita. 4 rondos sur l'opéra de Donizetti
* Op. 23 Le guitarrero. Quatre rondos sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 24 Scherzo No. 2
* Op. 25 Richard, Cœur de lion. Étude mélodique sur l'opéra de Gretry
* Op. 26 Richard, Cœur de lion. Impromptu sur l'opéra de Gretry
* Op. 27 Caprice brillant in E♭ major
* Op. 28 Caprice symphonique in A major
* Op. 29 La chasse. Étude
* Op. 30 Dix pensées fugitives for Violin and Piano (collaboration with H.W. Ernst)
*# Passé
*# Souvenir
*# Romance
*# Lied
*# Agitato
*# Adieu
*# Rêverie
*# Caprice
*# Inquiétude
*# Intermezzo
* Op. 30a ditto, for Piano Solo
* Op. 31 La Juive. Petite fantaisie sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 32 La Juive. Bolero sur un motif de l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 33 La Truite (Die Forelle) Caprice brillant, mélodie de Schubert
* Op. 34 Le roi des aulnes (''
Erlkönig
"Erlkönig" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, .
"Erlkönig" has been ...
'') Mélodie de Schubert
* Op. 35 La poste. Improvisata. Mélodie de Schubert
* Op. 36 L'éloge des larmes (Lob der Tränen). Morceau de salon, mélodie de Schubert
* Op. 37 Charles VI. Fantaisie sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 38 Charles VI. Caprice brillant sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 39 La kermesse. Danse Néerlandaise
* Op. 40 Miscellanées
*# Rêverie
*# La petite mendiante
*# Eglogue
* Op. 41 Le déserteur. Caprice sur un motif de l'opéra de Monsigny
* Op. 42 Valse élégante rillante* Op. 43 Valse sentimentale
* Op. 44 Valse villageoise
* Op. 45 25 Études. Introduction à l'art du phrasé
* Op. 46 30 Études mélodiques et progressives
* Op. 47 25 Études pour former au sentiment du rhythme et à l'expression
* Op. 48 No. 1 Charles VI. Chant national de l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 48 No. 2 Sylvana. Une pastorale
* Op. 49 Quatre arabesques
* Op. 50 Scènes pastorales
* Op. 51 Le désert. Caprice brillant sur l'ode-symphonie de Félicien David
Désert
Désert may refer to:
* "Désert" (Émilie Simon song), 2002
* ''Désert'' (novel), a 1980 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio
* ''Le désert
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' de Félicien David]
* Op. 52 Venitienne
* Op. 53 Tarantella No. 1
* Op. 54 Fantaisie-Stück [Grande Fantaisie auf Lieder von Schubert]
* Op. 55 La fontaine. Caprice brillant, mélodie de Schubert
* Op. 55a Mélodie de Schubert. Transcription of ''Liebesbotschaft''
* Op. 55b Trois mélodies de Schubert
* Op. 56 Sérénade
* Op. 57 Scherzo No. 3 (Scherzo fantastique)
* Op. 58 Rêveries
* Op. 59 Valse brillante
* Op. 60 Canzonetta No. 1
* Op. 61 Tarantella No. 2
* Op. 62 2 Waltzes
*# D♭ major
*# A♭ major
* Op. 63 Capriccio
* Op. 64 Humoresque (Presto capriccioso)
* Op. 65 Sonata No. 2 in B minor, page 49 (January 26, 1850 issue) has a review, extracted from the Athenæum (not original with the Musical World), of the second sonata in its original publication.
* Op. 66 La val d'Andorre . Caprice brillant sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 67 On Wings of Song (Auf Flügeln des Gesanges) a vallée d'amour Improvisata sur la mélodie de Mendelssohn
* Op. 68 Stänchen (Hark! Hark! The lark). Caprice brillant, sérénade de Schubert
* Op. 69 Fantaisie-Sonate on Mendelssohn's ''Volkslied (Es ist bestimmt in Gottes Rath)''
* Op. 70 Le Prophète. Caprice brillant sur l'opéra de Meyerbeer
* Op. 71 Aux mânes de Frédéric Chopin. Élégie et Marche
* Op. 72 3 Mélodies de Mendelssohn
*# Chant du matin
*# Chant du troubadour (Minnelied)
*# Chant du dimanche
* Op. 73 hree Pieces*# Le chant du chasseur
*# L'adieu du soldat
*# Berceuse
* Op. 74 No. 1 L'enfant prodigue. Fantaisie sur l'opéra d'Auber
* Op. 74 No. 2 L'enfant prodigue. Valse brillante sur l'opéra d'Auber
* Op. 75 No. 1 La dame de pique. Rondeau-caprice sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 75 No. 2 La dame de pique. Romance variée sur l'opéra de Halévy
* Op. 76 Caprice caractéristique sur des thèmes de l'operette de Mendelssohn ''Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde''
* Op. 77 Saltarello sur un thème de la quatrième symphonie de Mendelssohn
* Op. 78 Promenades d'un solitaire I. 6 morceaux caratéristiques
* Op. 79 Traumbilder. 6 Pieces
* Op. 80 Promenades d'un solitaire II (Wanderstunden) (Rêveries d'artiste). 6 Pieces
* Op. 81 24 Preludes
* Op. 82 Nuits blanches (Restless Nights). 18 morceaux lyriques
* Op. 83 Feuillets d'album. Six morceaux
* Op. 84 Impromptu
* Op. 85 2 Tarantellas (Nos. 3 & 4)
* Op. 86 Dans les bois I (Im Walde). 7 Rêveries
* Op. 87 Tarentella No. 5
* Op. 88 Sonata No. 3 in C major
* Op. 89 Promenades d'un solitaire III (In Wald und Flur). 6 Pieces
* Op. 90 24 nouvelles Études
* Op. 91 3 Nocturnes
* Op. 92 3 Eglogues
* Op. 93 2 Waltzes
* Op. 94 Tableau de genre
* Op. 95 Allegro pastorale
* Op. 96 Grand étude de concert
* Op. 97 12 Ländler et Valses
* Op. 98 Improvisata sur une mélodie de R. Schumann ''(Flutenreicher Ebro)''
* Op. 99 4 Fantaisie-Stücke
* Op. 100 Canzonetta No. 2
* Op. 101 Rêveries du promeneur solitaire
* Op. 102 Morceau de chasse
* Op. 103 Nocturne in G major
* Op. 104 Polonaise in E♭ major
* Op. 105 3 Songs without Words
* Op. 106 3 Bergeries
* Op. 107 4 Ländler
* Op. 108 Scherzo No. 4
* Op. 109 Feuilles d'automne (Herbstblätter) 2 Pieces
* Op. 110 Une grande feuille et une petite (pour un album)
* Op. 111 Morceaux de Ballet
*# Pas Noble - Intermède
*# Pantomime - Couplets dansés
* Op. 112 Caprice humoristique
* Op. 113 Fantaisie-caprice
* Op. 114 Deux cahiers
*# Préludes et Scènes d'enfants
*# Presto Scherzoso
* Op. 115 3 Ballades
* Op. 116 2 Études
* Op. 117 3 Preludes
* Op. 118 Variétés. 3 morceaux
*# Boutard
*# Feuillet d'album
*# Air de ballet
* Op. 119 32 Preludes (à Mademoiselle Lili)
* Op. 120 7 Songs without Words
* Op. 121 3 Morceaux
*# Ballade
*# Conte
*# Rêverie du gondolier
* Op. 122 Valses-rêveries
* Op. 123 Feuilles volantes
* Op. 124 Scènes d'Enfants
* Op. 125 24 Nouvelles études d'expression et de rhythme
* Op. 126 3 Overtures
*# Pour un drame
*# Pour une pastorale
*# Pour un opéra comique
* Op. 127 4 Études d'après ''Der Freischütz'' de Weber
* Op. 128 Dans les bois II. 7 Pieces
* Op. 129 2 Impromptus
* Op. 130 33 Variations on a theme of Beethoven
* Op. 131 3 Nocturnes (Ständchen)
* Op. 132 2 Polonaises
* Op. 133 21 Variations on a theme of Beethoven
* Op. 134 Petit album. 6 Pieces
* Op. 135 2 Intermèdes de concert
* Op. 136 Dans les bois III. 6 pieces
* Op. 137 2 Tarantellas (Nos. 6 & 7)
* Op. 138 Album dédié à la jeunesse. 25 Pieces in 4 books
* Op. 139 3 Études
* Op. 140 Voyage autour de ma chambre. 5 Pieces
* Op. 141 4 Barcarolles
* Op. 142 Variations on a theme of Schumann
* Op. 143 Sonata No. 4 in B♭ minor
* Op. 144 Caprices sur des thèmes de Mendelssohn
* Op. 145 Waltz
* Op. 146 Sonatina No. 1 in C major
* Op. 147 Sonatina No. 2 in D major
* Op. 148 4 Mazurkas
* Op. 149 Sonatina No. 3 in D minor
* Op. 150 20 Preludes
* Op. 151 2 Études
* Op. 152 6 Waltzes for piano duet
* Op. 152a ditto, for piano solo
* Op. 153 Tablettes d'un solitaire
* Op. 154 21 Études techniques pour préparer à l'exécution des ouvrages de Fr. Chopin
* Op. 155 Fabliau
* Op. 156 Capriccietto
* Op. 157 3 Feuillets d'album
* Op. 158 Mazurka in B major
Works without opus numbers
* Eglogue in A
* Esquisse in F
* Prière in C
* Romance de l'opéra ''La chaste Suzanne''
* Serenade in A
* Valse allemande
* Transcriptions of 6 Songs by Mendelssohn
* 30 Songs by Franz Schubert arranged for Piano
*# Lebewohl
*# Die Gestirne
*# Schlummerlied
*# Der Tod und das Mädchen
*# Die junge Mutter
*# Rosamunde
*# Ständchen
*# Ave Maria
*# Das Zügenglöcklein
*#
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.
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*# Lob der Tränen
*# Die junge Nonne
*# Gretchen am Spinnrad
*# Die Post
*# Erlkönig
*# Der Alpenjäger
*# Du bist die Ruh
*# Im Haine
*# Des Mädchens Klage
*# Ungeduld
*# Morgengruss
*# Abschied
*# Der Wanderer
*# Die Forelle
*# Sei mir gegrüsst
*# Der Fischer
*# Lied des Jägers
*# Das Echo
*# Drange in die Ferne
*# Im Dorfe
* 7 Deutsche Lieder, for voice and piano
Songs
* Album dédié à la jeunesse, Op. 138: No. 9'' Morton Estrin, piano.
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Catherine Joly
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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 tha ...
, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Dans les bois I, Op. 86'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Dans les bois II, Op. 128 ''Marc Pantillon, piano. Claves ASIN: B000026B99''
* Dans les bois III, Op. 136 ''Marc Pantillon, piano. Claves ASIN: B000026B99''
* 25 Études, Op. 45 ''Jan Vermeulen, piano. Brilliant ASIN: B0009IW8TO ''
* Étude, Op. 45 No. 16 ("The Mermaid")'' Allan Schiller, piano. ASV ASIN: B000025QK4''
* 30 Études, Op. 46 ''Jan Vermeulen, piano. Brilliant ASIN: B0009IW8TO''
* Étude, Op. 46 No. 7'' Julianne Markavitch, piano. Starlight Music AZ ASIN: B00006VXOF''
* 25 Études, Op. 47 ''Jan Vermeulen, piano. Brilliant ASIN: B0009IW8TO''
* -- ''Sergio Marengoni, piano. Koch-Disco (Koch International) ASIN: B0000251NE''
* Étude, Op. 47 No. 2'' Morton Estrin, piano. Connoisseur Society CSS 4238''
* 4 Études d'après ''Der Freischütz'' de Weber, Op. 127'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* 2 Impromptus Op. 129 ''Ilona Prunyi, piano. Hungaroton ASIN: B000F6ZIEW''
* 2 Intermèdes de concert, Op. 135 ''Ilona Prunyi, piano. Hungaroton ASIN: B000F6ZIEW''
* La Truite (Die Forelle) Caprice brillant, mélodie de Schubert, Op. 33'' Elena Margolina, piano. Ars Produktion ASIN: B00007LL51''
* Le roi des aulnes (Der Erlkönig) Mélodie de Schubert, Op. 34'' Elena Margolina, piano. Ars Produktion ASIN: B00007LL51''
* 2 Lieder ''
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Rec ...
, bass-baritone; Stefan Laux, piano. Audite 97.423''
* Mazurka in D♭ Op. 148 No. ? ''Jean Martin, piano.
Arion
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''
* Nocturne in G major, Op. 103 ''
Gerhard Puchelt
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, piano. Genesis Records GS 1043 P'
* 3 Nocturnes (Ständchen), Op. 131 ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. CPO ASIN: B00000AEOI''
* Nuits blanches Op. 82 ''Jean Martin, piano. Marco Polo ASIN: B0000045Y9''
* 3 Pieces, Op. 121 ''Ilona Prunyi, piano. Hungaroton ASIN: B000F6ZIEW''
* 2 Polonaises Op. 132 ''Ilona Prunyi, piano. Hungaroton ASIN: B000F6ZIEW''
* 24 Preludes, Op. 81 ''Jean Martin, piano. Marco Polo ASIN: B000024OJG''
* -- ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. Fsm Adagio ASIN: B000003V5V''
* Prelude, Op. 81 No. 2'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Prelude, Op. 81 No. 15'' Stéphane Reymond, piano. Cantando 9208''
* 32 Preludes (à Mademoiselle Lili) Op. 119 ''Jean Martin, piano. Marco Polo ASIN: B0000045Y9''
* 20 Preludes, Op. 150'' Jean Martin, piano. Marco Polo ASIN: B000024OJG''
* Prelude, Op. 150 No. 16'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Prelude, Op. 150 No. 17'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Promenades d'un solitaire I, Op. 78 ''Marc Pantillon, piano. Claves ASIN: B000026B99''
* -- ''Daniel Blumenthal, piano. Etcetera ASIN: B0000000P8''
* -- ''Gerhard Puchelt, piano. Genesis Records GS 1043 P'
* Promenades d'un solitaire II, Op. 80'' Daniel Blumenthal, piano. Etcetera ASIN: B0000000P8''
* Promenades d'un solitaire II, Op. 80 No.?'' Hans Kann, piano. Preiser ASIN: B00004LMPW''
* Promenades d'un solitaire III, Op. 89'' Daniel Blumenthal, piano. Etcetera ASIN: B0000000P8''
* Rêveries du promeneur solitaire, Op. 101'' Marc Pantillon, piano. Claves ASIN: B000026B99''
* Sérénade, Op. 56 ''Ilona Prunyi, piano. Hungaroton ASIN: B000F6ZIEW''
* Sonata No. 4 in B♭ minor Op. 143'' Sergio Marengoni, piano. Koch-Disco (Koch International) ASIN: B0000251NE''
* Sonatina No. 2 in D major, Op. 147 ''Daniel Blumenthal, piano. Etcetera ASIN: B000025Y9A''
* 7 Songs without Words Op. 120 ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. CPO ASIN: B00000AEOI''
* Tarantella No. 1, Op. 53 ''Gerhard Puchelt, piano. Genesis Records GS 1043 P'
* 2 Tarantellas (Nos. 3 & 4), Op. 85 ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. CPO ASIN: B00000AEOI''
* Tarantella No. 4, Op. 85 No.2'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* -- ''Julianne Markavitch, piano. Starlight Music AZ ASIN: B00006VXOF''
* Traumbilder, Op. 79'' Dirk Joeres, piano. Innov. Music Prod. ASIN: B000000TIC''
* La Truite (Die Forelle) Caprice brillant, Op. 33'' Frank Glazer, piano. Bridge ASIN: B000FO4494''
* -- ''Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* Valses-rêveries, Op. 122 ''Gerhard Puchelt, piano. Genesis Records GS 1043 P'
* 33 Variations on a theme of Beethoven, Op. 130'' Catherine Joly, piano. Accord ASIN: B000004CCT''
* -- ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. Fsm Adagio ASIN: B000003V5V''
* -- ''Gerhard Puchelt, piano. Genesis Records GS 1043 P'
* Variations on a theme of Schumann Op. 142 ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. CPO ASIN: B00000AEOI''
* Voyage autour de ma chambre, Op. 140 ''Andreas Meyer-Hermann, piano. CPO ASIN: B00000AEOI''
* -- ''Stéphane Reymond, piano. Cantando 9208''
* Voyage autour de ma chambre, Op. 140 No. 2'' Clemens Kröger, piano. Thorofon (Bella Musica) ASIN: B0000279WB''
* Voyage autour de ma chambre, Op. 140 No. 5'' Clemens Kröger, piano. Thorofon (Bella Musica) ASIN: B0000279WB''
* Waltz, Op. 93 No. 1'' Clemens Kröger, piano. Thorofon (Bella Musica) ASIN: B0000279WB''
Notes
Further reading
*
* ditto. Detroit: Detroit Reprints in Music, 1974.
* Kersten, Ursula, ed. ''Stephen Heller, Briefe an Robert Schumann''. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 1988 .
* Müller-Kersten, Ursula, ''Stephen Heller, ein Klaviermeister der Romantik: biographische und stilkritische Studien.'' Frankfurt am Main, New York: P. Lang, c1986.
* Schütz, Rudolf. ''Stephen Heller; ein Künstlerleben.'' Leipzig:
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, 1911.
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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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François-Joseph Fétis
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Firmin-Didot
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Early life
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, 1878-1884.
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Theodore Baker
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