Robert Schumann, a composer, dedicated his song cycle 'Myrthen' op. 25, which includes the song 'Widmung', to Clara Wieck as a wedding present in 1840.
Composer Biography
Alexander Siloti, a Russian pianist, was a pupil of Franz Liszt and a cousin of Sergei Rachmaninoff, whom he also taught.
Composition History
Franz Schubert's 'Wanderer Fantasy' in C major, Op. 15, D. 760, was written in late 1822 and was the first major work the composer felt confident enough to publish.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt, a composer and pianist, believed that Frédéric Chopin, another composer and pianist, achieved unique expressive depth in his Nocturnes, surpassing the inventor of the form, John Field.
Compositional Technique
The 'Wanderer Fantasy' by Franz Schubert is a cyclical four-movement form derived from a single thematic nucleus that recurs throughout the work.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Sgambati, an Italian composer and pianist, was a pupil of Franz Liszt and helped popularize Liszt's works in Italy, including conducting his 'Dante Symphony' in 1866.
Compositional Technique
Franz Liszt transformed the piano into a rich 'vocal instrument' through his paraphrases of famous operatic melodies and transcriptions of well-known songs.
