Adolph Henselt

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Adolph Henselt was a 19th-century German composer and virtuoso pianist renowned for his highly expressive, technically demanding piano works and influential teaching career in Russia.

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instanceOf composer ⓘ
music educator ⓘ
person ⓘ
virtuoso pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1880 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1830 ⓘ
burialPlace Warmbrunn ⓘ
citizenship Germany ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
countryOfDeath German Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1814-05-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1889-10-10 ⓘ
employer Imperial Russian court ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Henselt ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
givenName Adolph ⓘ
influenced Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
Russian piano school ⓘ
Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor highly expressive piano writing ⓘ
influential piano teaching in Russia ⓘ
technically demanding piano works ⓘ
language German ⓘ
movement Romantic music ⓘ
name Adolph Henselt ⓘ
nationality German ⓘ
notableWork 12 Études de salon, Op. 5 ⓘ
Etudes caractéristique, Op. 2 ⓘ
Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 16 ⓘ
Piano pieces Op. 13 ⓘ
Poëme d’amour, Op. 3 ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Schwandorf ⓘ
placeOfDeath Warmbrunn ⓘ
positionHeld court pianist in Russia ⓘ
inspector of musical studies for the Imperial Russian court ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studentOf Johann Nepomuk Hummel ⓘ
Simon Sechter ⓘ
style cantabile piano writing ⓘ
lyrical virtuosity ⓘ
workLocation Russia ⓘ
Saint Petersburg ⓘ

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