Piano Etudes

[mballan]

Juliusz Wolfsohn (1880-1944) came from a well known Jewish family. Wolfsohn studied piano at the Conservatories of his home city, Warsaw, and in Moscow and then with Raoul Pugno in Paris, and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna.
From the early 1910s Wolfsohn began to collect and arrange Jewish folk songs. Until 1920 he composed twelve "Paraphrases on Old Jewish Folk Tunes“ for piano, which were printed in 3 volumes by Universal Edition, as well as a "Jewish Rhapsody" for piano, which was again based on Jewish folk themes.

Together with Joachim Stutschewsky and Israel Brandmann, Wolfsohn was one of the protagonists of the Society for the Promotion of Jewish Music in Vienna; he moreover supported Jewish art music as a renowned music critic. His "Hebrew Suite" for piano and orchestra, which was internationally performed in the 1930s, became his most successful composition. In 1939 Wolfsohn fled to the USA, he later died in New York.

I have posted Wolfsohn's Two Etudes in Thirds.

Malcolm

Wolfsohn J - Two Etudes in Thirds.pdf

[mballan]

Can't find anything on this chap - Charles Scharres...but an interesting enough Etude, so worth posting.

and I'll dedicated this upload to Oren since I know he likes etudes

Malcolm [& Mr.P]

Scharres C - Etude in Thirds No.1.pdf

[fleubis]

Hans Huber (1852 – 1921), Swiss composer. Born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau (Canton of Solothurn). The son of an amateur musician, Huber became a chorister and showed an early talent for the piano. In 1870 he entered Leipzig Conservatory. In 1877 he returned to Basel to teach, but did not obtain a post in the Conservatory there until 1889; seven years later he became its director. He wrote eight symphonies, several concertos including 4 for piano, and a number of piano works.

Hope to eventually post a number of works by Huber....but to start his Six Etudes [thank you Mr P].

Malcolm

Dear Malc, I think you've made a real find with Huber. These etudes are very pianistic and fit the hands very well (unlike Kapustin's Etude in 2nds!)

Thanks for this surprisingly nice collection.

[mballan]

Another set of etudes to keep those fingers flexing......Julius Schuloff. Noted pianist and composer. Born 1825, Prague: died 1898 in Berlin. Studied originally in Prague then went to Paris where he gave concerts under the patronage of Chopin, to whom he dedicated his first composition, the Allegro brillant. He toured extensively through Austria, England, Spain and Southern Russia. He became a successful teacher in Paris but after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War (1870) he moved to Dresden and then Berlin, just shortly before his death. Wrote excellent salon pieces many of which, became very popular.

I have posted his Op 13 Twelve Etudes.

Malcolm

Schulhoff J - Twelve Etudes Op 13.pdf

[fhimpsl]

Hi Malc, Thank you for all the wonderful postings which you uploaded today! All are highly appreciated, most especially the Schulhoff Etudes which are a real surprise and much fun.

All best,

Frank

[fhimpsl]

There haven't been many etudes posted lately, so I would like to offer the following piece. Although the piece is not classical, I have found it to be a very worthy etude in sixths for the right hand. At tempo, this one is really quite a workout in sixths. The piece originates from a piano roll which I transcribed, titled "Keen Kut Ups" and composed by Armand Muth. It is posted under the PIano Roll Transcriptions thread, the link for which is below. I only direct etude lovers to this piece because I truly believe it improves hand flexibility and facility with the sixth intervals. Enjoy ...and try to play it fast!

Frank


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[mballan]

As Frank mentions, we do not want the Etudes thread getting cobwebs......so Six Etudes Melodiques from Stepan Esipoff. The question, I have to ask....is just who was Stepan Esipoff ?

Malcolm

Esipoff S - Six Etudes Melodiques.pdf

[fredbucket]

The question, I have to ask....is just who was Stepan Esipoff ?

He appears to have been active around the turn of the 19th century - he transcribed Tchaikovsky Krutnacker Suite for solo piano. I will upload a couple to the appropriate thread.

Surprisingly, the National Library of Australia has a fair number of his original works - http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home ... hatimean=1

Regards
Fred

[mballan]

Franz Bendel (1833-1874). Pupil of Proksch in Prague, and Liszt at Weimer. From 1862 taught at Kullak's Academy in berlin. Composed symphonies, masses, piano concerto, trio, violin sonata, songs and a number of piano pieces [many in a salon style].

I've posted his Etude in Sixths Op 27.

Malcolm

Bendel F - Etude in Sixths Op 27.pdf

[mballan]

Albert Coates (1882-1953). Born St. Petersburg, Russia, of an English father and a mother of Russian descent.
He came to England for his general education. Studied organ with an elder brother. He enrolled in the Leipzig
conservatory, where he studied cello with Julius Klengel and piano with Teichmuller.

He became interested in conducting, and was regarded as one of the most outstanding conductors of his generation in later years. As a composer, he wrote two operas, a piano concerto, a symphonic poem and works for the piano. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he moved to Southern Califonia, and in 1946 went to South Africa, where he died.

I have posted his dramatic Concert Study in the form of variations.

Malcolm

Coates A - Concert Study.pdf