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Eugen d' Albert
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Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born German pianist and composer. Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to study in Austria. Feeling a kinship with German culture and music, he soon emigrated to Germany, where he studied with Franz Liszt and began a career as a concert pianist. D'Albert repudiated his early training and upbringing in England and considered himself German. While pursuing his career as a pianist, d'Albert focused increasingly on composing, producing 21 operas and a considerable output of piano, vocal, chamber and orchestral works. His most successful opera was Tiefland, which premiered in Prague in 1903. His successful orchestral works included his cello concerto (1899), a symphony, two string quartets and two piano concertos. In 1907, d'Albert became the director of the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he exerted a wide influence on musical education in Germany. He also held the post of Kapellmeister to the Court of Weimar. D'Albert was married six times, including to the pianist-singer Teresa Carreño, and was successively a British, German and Swiss citizen. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Passacaglia In C Minor, BWV 582
572Intermezzo
373Scherzo in F sharp minor, Op. 16, No. 2
374Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 (excerpts)
265Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
23612 Etudes, Op. 25: Etude No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25, No. 2
227Nun freut euch, liebe Christen gmein, BWV 734 (arr. Busoni for piano)
198Fantasy-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66
129d' Albert: Gavotte And Minuet
5102 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
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A To Z Of Pianists
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Bach: Transcriptions For Piano
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Opera Intermezzi And Preludes
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Piano Rolls and Discs, Selected Comparisons (1927)
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Eugen D'Albert (1913-1930)
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The Centaur Pianist: Complete Studio Recordings, 1910-1928
Eugen D'Albert: Die Abreise (The Departure)
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Bach, J.S.: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, Bwv 582
ALBERT: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Esther Overture
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Albert: Piano Works
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The Caswell Collection, Vol. 10 (1905-1926)
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 09 – d'Albert