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Henry Charles Litolff
12+ albums
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Henry Charles Litolff (6 February 1818–August 5, 1891) was a keyboard virtuoso and composer of Romantic music. Litolff was born in London, the son of a Scottish mother and an Alsatian father. His father was a violinist who had been taken to London as a prisoner after being captured while fighting for Napoléon in the Peninsular War. Litolff began his musical education under his father, but when he was twelve he played for the pianist Ignaz Moscheles, who was so impressed that he gave him free lessons from 1830. Litolff's promise was indeed realised, and he began to give concerts when he was only fourteen. His lessons with Moscheles continued until Litolff eloped in 1835, at the age of 17, to Gretna Green, to marry the 16-year-old Elisabeth Etherington. The couple moved to Melun and then to Paris. In 1839 he separated from Elisabeth, and moved to Brussels, and around 1841 moved to Warsaw where he is believed to have been the conductor of the orchestra of the Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre). In 1844 he travelled to Germany, gave concerts, and taught Hans von Bülow. The following year he returned to England with the idea of finally divorcing Elisabeth, but the plan backfired and he ended up in prison, and having to pay a large fine. He managed to escape (it is said, with the assistance of the gaoler's daughter) and fled to the Netherlands. He became friends with the music publisher Gottfried Meyer and, after Meyer's death, married his widow Julie (having been able to divorce
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Scherzo
572Scherzo aus Concerto Symphonique Nr.4 Op.102
363I. Maestoso
304III. Andante
295Concerto symphonique in D Minor, Op. 102, No. 4: II. Scherzo - Remastered
296Andante aus dem "Concerto symphonique" Nr.3 Es-Dur Op.45
287Scherzo aus dem Concerto Symphonique Nr.2 h-moll Op.22
248II. Scherzo
229Andante aus dem "Concerto symphonique" Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 45
1910II. Largo
19albums
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 26
The Romantic Piano Concerto, vol. 14
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Gieg: Piano Concerto in A - Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 4 - Franck: Variations Symphoniques
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 26
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 14
Piano Trios
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Radio Swiss Classic
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Concerto Symphonique No.4 in D minor, Op.102
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Concerto Symphonique No.3 in E flat major, Op. 45 'National Hollandais'
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Concerto Symphonique No.2 in B minor, Op.22
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 14 – Litolff Concertos Symphoniques 2 & 4
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Concerto Symphonique No.5 in C minor, Op.123