Mayer was praised by Hector Berlioz as a very talented musician, and Robert Schumann reviewed his compositions, though sometimes with reservations.
Album & Artwork
This album features the world premiere recording of works by Charles Mayer, a 19th-century composer.
Composer Biography
Mayer was an itinerant pianist, performing in major musical centers across Northern Europe, including Copenhagen, Vienna, Hamburg, and Leipzig.
Composer Biography
Charles Mayer was a prolific composer, with 350 printed works, and an excellent teacher who trained dozens of pupils, including Michail Glinka, the father of Russian national opera.
Compositional Technique
Mayer's works, such as Jugendblüten Op. 121 and Jugendträume Op. 300, were modeled on Schumann's Album für die Jugend and Kinderszenen, and Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mayer wrote for pianists of average technical skills, avoiding excessive difficulties, and his works reflect a bourgeois world of dreams and good feelings.
Composer Biography
Charles Mayer, born in 1799, studied piano under the Irish virtuoso John Field, who was a pupil of Clementi.
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