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Georgy Catoire
12+ albums
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Georgy L'vovich Katuar (Georges Catoire) (born Moscow, April 27, 1861, died Moscow, May 21, 1926) was a Russian composer of French heritage. He studied piano in Berlin with Karl Klindworth, a friend of Richard Wagner's. It was from this piano teacher that he learned to appreciate the works of Wagner. Catoire would become one of the few Russian Wagnerite composers, joining the Wagner society in 1879. It is partially due to his steadfast loyalty to Wagner that Catoire's works are relatively unknown today. Most of Rimsky-Korsakov's circle disliked Wagner strongly, which explains that Wagner's music was barely known by the Russian public or her musicians. Rimsky-Korsakov and his circle were less supportive of Catoire than they might have been had he been less adamant about his position on Wagner. Catoire graduated from Moscow University in mathematics in 1884 with outstanding honors. Upon graduating, Catoire worked for his father's commercial business, but he later became a full-time musician. It was at this time that Catoire began taking lessons in piano performance and basic harmony from Klindworth's student, V. I. Willborg. These lessons resulted in the composition of a piano sonata, some character pieces, and a few transcriptions. The most famous of these transcriptions was the piano transcription of Tchaikovsky's Introduction and Fugue from the First Orchestral Suite which Jurgenson later published at the recommendation of Tchaikovsky. Unsatisfied with his lessons with Wi
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Elegy in D minor, Op. 26
8925 Morceaux, Op. 10: II. Prélude
443Caprice, Op. 3
414Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 15: III. Allegro con spirito
355Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 15: II. Barcarolle: Andante
326Piano Concerto Op. 21: I. Moderato, con entusiasmo – Dramatico – cadenza
317Valse, Op. 36
308Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 15: II. Barcarolle. Andante
289Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 15: I. Allegro non tanto ma appassionato
2710Piano Concerto Op. 21: Tema: Moderato – Tranquillo – Misterioso – Variations:
26albums
Catoire: Piano Music
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Georgy Catoire & Percy Sherwood: Piano Concertos
Catoire: Works for Violin and Piano
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Oistrakh Collection, Vol. 5: Catoire Violin Sonatas
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Catoire: Chamber Works
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Revived Masterpieces
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Catoire: Complete Works for Violin & Piano
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Rarities of Piano Music 1998 - Live Recordings from the Husum Festival
F. Blumenfeld & G. Catoire: Symphonies
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Piano Music
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Catoire: Chamber Music
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Catoire: Complete Works for Violin and Piano - Ravel: Pièce en forme de habanera, Tzigane