Moscheles formed a lifelong and intimate friendship with Felix Mendelssohn after meeting and teaching him in Berlin in 1824.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Moscheles dedicated his Characteristic Studies, Op. 95, to musician and writer Friedrich Rochlitz, with a motto from C.P.E. Bach emphasizing that a musician must be moved to move their audience.
Composition History
Moscheles's Op. 70 studies, published in 1827, profoundly influenced the musical world and laid the groundwork for Chopin's later studies.
Composition History
In 1814, Moscheles was commissioned to arrange the piano score of Beethoven's opera Fidelio, leading to regular visits with Beethoven.
Composer Biography
Moscheles settled in Vienna in 1808, where his teachers included Albrechtsberger and Salieri, and his idol was Beethoven.
Composer Biography
Ignaz Moscheles, a leading pianist-composer of the early 19th century, was considered by many to be the supreme virtuoso between 1815 and 1830.
Composition History
The Deux Études, Op. 105, were written for the Beethoven Album, published in 1841 to raise funds for the Beethoven monument in Bonn.
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