Moszkowski: Piano Music, Vol. 1

Featuring

Seta Tanyel
Moritz Moszkowski

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Composer Biography

Moszkowski taught orchestration to a young Thomas Beecham, who later acknowledged his master's wide experience and refined taste.

Composer Biography

Moszkowski invested his considerable wealth in German, Polish, and Russian securities, which became worthless with the outbreak of World War I in 1914, leading to his poverty.

Composer Biography

Moszkowski was highly sought after as a teacher, particularly by Americans, but he never toured America despite lucrative offers.

Recording & Production

This CD, along with others of music by Scharwenka and Moszkowski, was originally released by Collins Classics, which ceased operations in 1998, and is now reissued on Hyperion's Helios label.

Critical Reception

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a renowned Polish pianist and composer, once commented that after Chopin, Moszkowski best understood how to write for the piano.

Composer Biography

Moritz Moszkowski, the composer, was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Breslau, East Prussia, in 1854.

Composer Biography

Moszkowski was a talented violinist, sometimes playing first violin in the academy orchestra, according to American Amy Fay's book, Music Study in Germany.