Walter Rudolph Niemann

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Walter Rudolph Niemann (10 October 1876, Hamburg – 17 June 1953, Leipzig) was a German composer, arranger, and music critic. Born in Hamburg, Niemann was the son of composer and virtuoso pianist Rudolph Niemann (1838–1898). His uncle, Gustav Adolph Niemann (1843–1881) was a violinist and important musical figure in Helsinki. Walter Niemann studied with Engelbert Humperdinck as a youth in Leipzig. He then entered the Leipzig Conservatory where he was a pupil of Carl Reinecke. He pursued doctoral studies in musicology at the University of Leipzig under Hugo Riemann and Hermann Kretzschmar, earning a doctorate in 1901. His dissertation was on early ligatures and mensural music. Niemann first worked as a teacher in Hamburg then served as the editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in Leipzig from 1904 to 1906. From 1907 through 1917 he was a writer and critic for the Neueste Nachrichten in Leipzig. He also taught during those years on the faculty of the Hamburg Conservatory. In 1927, H. Abert in the Illustriertes Musiklexikon styled Niemann "The most important composer for piano today, who understands how to make music both fine and colored, although he often strays into the salon." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Niemann: Piano Music

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Gil-Marchex / Szanto / Niemann / Saint-Saens: Japonism, Piano Music

Piano Phantoms: Michael Lewin

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Piano Recital: Khwarg, Jungram Kim - Henisz, K. / Glinka, M. / Gutmann, A. / Godowsky, L. / Niemann, W. / Paderewski, I.J. / Nevin, E. / Chopin, F.

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The Key Collection: 3 Centuries of Rare Keyboard Gems

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Louisiana: A Pianist's Journey

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Cascade of Roses (A Piano Bouquet)

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If I Were a Bird

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Piano Recital: Khwarg, Jungram Kim - Henisz, K. / Glinka, M. / Gutmann, A. / Godowsky, L. /

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Walter Gieseking: The complete Homocord recordings

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Niemann: Piano Music, Vol. 3

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