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Arthur De Greef
12+ albums
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Arthur De Greef (10 October 1862 – 29 August 1940) was a Belgian pianist and composer. Born in Leuven, he won first prize in a local music composition at 11, and then studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels under Louis Brassin, a student of Ignaz Moscheles. Other teachers included Joseph Dupont, François Auguste Gevaert and Fernand Kufferath. After graduating with the greatest distinction at the age of seventeen, he went to Weimar to complete his studies under Franz Liszt; he studied with him for two years. After two years in Weimar, he embarked on a successful career as a concert pianist, travelling widely. Since performing his concerto in 1889, he was a friend of Edvard Grieg, who called him "the best performer of my music I have met with". He also enjoyed the endorsement of Camille Saint-Saëns. Jonathan Woolf wrote "De Greef was, in all respects, an intensely musical, non-sensationalist, eloquent and impressive musician and whilst not being averse to some of the interventionist tactics of his contemporaries (retouching of the score) remained sympathetically self-effacing". De Greef started composing at the age of 30. His most significant works are his two piano concertos. He was a devoted teacher and taught piano at the Brussels Conservatory for many years. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Minor: I. Moderato
342Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor: II. Scherzo
273Albumblad op.28 nr.3
254Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor: III. Andante
255Til Våren
236Sommerfugl
227Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor: IV. Animato
218Smatroll op.71
219Arietta
2110Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Minor: II. Separation: Lento ma non troppo
20albums
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"073 Classical & Contemporary Essentials": Thin Rain
GREEF: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
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"Forgotten Waves" - Piano Music from the Golden Age
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Solo & Concerto Recordings
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Edvard Grieg: The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations
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Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto - Bonus Tracks
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
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Flemish Connection V, Arthur de Greef, Orchestral Works
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Edvard Grieg: The Piano Music In Historic Interpretations [3 Cd]
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Arthur De Greef: Orchestral Works (VRT Muziek Edition)
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Hyperion monthly sampler – April 2014
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Grieg Piano Concerto (Solo Piano)