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Ernst von Dohnányi
12+ albums
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Ernő Dohnányi, July 27, 1877 – February 9, 1960) was a Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist. He used a German form of his name, Ernst von Dohnányi, on most of his published compositions. The "von" implies nobility, and, according to the biography by his third wife, his family was ennobled in 1697 and given a "seal," which she describes in some detail. Dohnányi was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (today Bratislava, capital of Slovakia). He first studied music with his father, a professor of mathematics and an amateur cellist, and then, when he was eight years old, with Carl Forstner, organist at the local cathedral. In 1894, in his seventeenth year, he moved to Budapest and enrolled in the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music, studying piano with István Thomán and composition with Hans von Koessler, a cousin of Max Reger. István Thomán was a favorite student of Franz Liszt and Hans von Koessler was a devotee of Johannes Brahms music. These two influences played an important role during Dohnányi's entire life: Liszt in his way of playing piano and Brahms in his compositions. Dohnányi's first published composition, his Piano Quintet in C minor, earned the approval of Johannes Brahms, who promoted the work in Vienna. Dohnányi didn't stay long at the Academy of Music; in June 1897 he asked permission to take the final exams right away, without completing his studies. Permission was granted, and only few days later he passed with high marks, as a com
top songs
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Serenade in C Major, Op. 10: Marcia: Allegro
1,1912Pastorale
1,0653Serenade in C Major, Op. 10: Romanza: Adagio non troppo, quasi andante
7094Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Theme. Allegro
4515Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Var. 5. Più mosso
3616Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1: I. Allegro
3297Serenade in C Major, Op. 10: Scherzo: Vivace
2918Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25: Introduction. Maestoso
2869Serenade in C Major, Op. 10: Rondo (Finale): Allegro vivace
27410String Quartet No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 15: III. Molto adagio
212albums
Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio / Sextet
Dohnanyi: Works for the Piano
Dohnányi: Concertos
Dohnányi: Piano Quintets Op. 1 & 26
Dohnányi: Piano Works
Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song
Dohnányi: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet/Piano Sextet
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Dohnányi: The Veil of Pierrette, Op. 18
Ernő Dohnányi volume 2 - Ladislav Fanzowitz, piano
Dohnányi: Orchestral Works
Oubliée. Heritage Piano of Liszt, Chopin & Rachmaninoff