Adolf Andrey Schulz-Evler (12 December 185215 May 1905) was a
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
-born composer.
Born in
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975†...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
(at that time part of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
), he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory, then under
Carl Tausig
Karl Tausig (sometimes "Carl"; born Karol Tausig; 4 November 184117 July 1871) was a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. He is generally regarded as Franz Liszt's most esteemed pupil, and one of the greatest pianists of all time.
Life ...
in Berlin. From 1884 to 1904 he taught at the
Kharkiv Music School. He wrote about 52 original pieces.
His piano transcription of
Johann Strauss II's ''
Blue Danube Waltz'': ''Arabesques on "An der schönen blauen Donau"'' has been recorded by many pianists, including
Jorge Bolet,
Jan Smeterlin,
Marc-André Hamelin
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,
Earl Wild
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Biography
Royland Earl Wild was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1915. Wild was a musically precocious child and ...
,
Leonard Pennario
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He was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Los Angeles, attending Los Angeles High School remaining in L.A. for his entire career. He firs ...
,
Piers Lane,
Byron Janis,
Isador Goodman
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,
Benjamin Grosvenor
Benjamin Grosvenor (born 8 July 1992) is a British classical pianist.
Education
Grosvenor was born and brought up in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is the youngest of five brothers. His father is an English and Drama teacher, an ...
and
Josef Lhévinne
Josef Lhévinne (13 December 18742 December 1944) was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. Lhévinne wrote a short book in 1924 that is considered a classic: ''Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing''. Asked how to say his name, he told ''The ...
.
His list of works includes:
Piano Dictionary
* Op 2: Invitation a la Valse ( Jurgenson)
* Op 4: Variations in G major (Jurgenson)
* Op 5: Melodie (Jurgenson)
* Op 6: Nocturne in F major (Jurgenson)
* Op 8: Revelation I in B major (Jurgenson)
* Op 9: Revelation II in E major (Jurgenson)
* Op 10: Revelation III in F major (Jurgenson)
* Op 11: Serenade (Jurgenson)
* Op 12: “Arabesques†Variations on the Blue Danube Waltz trauss(Jurgenson)
* Op 14: Rhapsodie Russe for Piano & Orchestra (Jurgenson)
* Op 17: Etude pour les octaves (Jurgenson)[
* Op 19: “Narzan†Valse (Jurgenson)
* Op 40: Pezzetino amichevole (Jurgenson)
* Donau Walzer (Selbstverlag)
* Echo de la Partita de J S Bach - Paraphrase de Concert (Johansen)][Henselt Library]
* Fantaisie (Johansen)
* Melodie No. 1 (Gutheil)
* O beaux veux bleus (Jurgenson)
* O toi toutes mes fleurs (Jurgenson)
* Poeme sans paroles (Johansen)
References
External links
Biography at the Classical Composers Database
*
Polish composers
1852 births
1905 deaths
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