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Henri Herz
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Henri Herz (Vienna, 6 January 1803 – Paris, 5 January 1888) was a pianist and composer, Austrian by birth, and French by domicile. Herz was born Heinrich Herz in Vienna. He was Jewish by birth, although he asked the musical journalist Fétis not to mention this in the latter's musical encyclopaedia. As a child Herz studied with his father and in Coblenz with the organist Daniel Hünten. In 1816 he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied under Victor Dourlen and Anton Reicha. His brother Jacques Herz (1794-1880) was a fellow-pupil at the Conservatoire, and also became a noted pianist and teacher. A celebrated pianist, Herz traveled worldwide, including tours in Europe, Russia, South America, and in the United States of America, where he concertised all the way to San Francisco, California, where his performances were compared to the more extravagant manner of Leopold de Meyer. He wrote a book about his experiences abroad, Mes voyages en Amérique (Paris: Achille Faure, 1866) and composed many pieces including eight piano concertos. Among his many musical works, he was involved with the composition of Hexaméron (the fourth variation on the Bellini's theme is his). Many however found his piano style showy and shallow, and Robert Schumann was amongst those who criticized it. Herz founded his own piano factory in Paris, built a concert hall there and taught at the Conservatoire (1842-74). Of his pupils, only Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos (1860-1950) recorded, in the early 19
top songs
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Paganini's Last Waltz
832Marche et Rondo sur la Clochette
563Grande Valse , Op. 211, "Les perles animees"
544Rondo de Paganini
515Rondo Turc Op. 85 No. 4
406Marche Nationale Op.166
367Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 E-Dur op. 131
298Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 E-Dur Op.131
299Grande Fantaisie sur la Romanesca für Klavier zu zwei Händen op. 111
2710Piano Concerto No.5 in F minor Op.180: I. Allegro moderato [Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra]
23albums
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Pasini, Marco: Tribute To Paganini, Vol. 2
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Herz: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 7 & 8 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 35)
The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 35
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Herz: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Other Works (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 66)
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Hexaméron
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Herz: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 40)
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Henri Herz: Piano Music
The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 40
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Piano Recital: Marshev, Oleg - Liszt, F. / Pixis, J.P. / Herz, H. / Chopin, F. / Thalberg, S. / Czerny, C.
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, volume 35
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, volume 40
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The Art of Earl Wild