Adolf Andrey Schulz-Evler (12 December 185215 May 1905) was a
Polish-born composer.
Born in
Radom,
Poland (at that time part of the
Russian Empire), he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory, then under
Carl Tausig in Berlin. From 1884 to 1904 he taught at the
Kharkiv Music School. He wrote about 52 original pieces.
His piano transcription of
Johann Strauss II
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's ''
Blue Danube Waltz
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'': ''Arabesques on "An der schönen blauen Donau"'' has been recorded by many pianists, including
Jorge Bolet
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Bolet was born in Havan ...
,
Jan Smeterlin
Jan Smeterlin (7 February 1892 in Bielsko, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 18 January 1967 in London) was a Polish concert pianist. He is especially known as an interpreter of Frédéric Chopin and Karol Szymanowski.
Life
Jan Smeterlin was born a ...
,
Marc-André Hamelin,
Earl Wild,
Leonard Pennario,
Piers Lane
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Byron Janis,
Isador Goodman,
Benjamin Grosvenor and
Josef Lhévinne.
His list of works includes:
Piano Dictionary
* Op 2: Invitation a la Valse ( Jurgenson)
* Op 4: Variations in G major (Jurgenson)
* Op 5: Melodie (Jurgenson)
* Op 6: Nocturne in F major (Jurgenson)
* Op 8: Revelation I in B major (Jurgenson)
* Op 9: Revelation II in E major (Jurgenson)
* Op 10: Revelation III in F major (Jurgenson)
* Op 11: Serenade (Jurgenson)
* Op 12: “Arabesques” Variations on the Blue Danube Waltz trauss(Jurgenson)
* Op 14: Rhapsodie Russe for Piano & Orchestra (Jurgenson)
* Op 17: Etude pour les octaves (Jurgenson)[
* Op 19: “Narzan” Valse (Jurgenson)
* Op 40: Pezzetino amichevole (Jurgenson)
* Donau Walzer (Selbstverlag)
* Echo de la Partita de J S Bach - Paraphrase de Concert (Johansen)][Henselt Library]
* Fantaisie (Johansen)
* Melodie No. 1 (Gutheil)
* O beaux veux bleus (Jurgenson)
* O toi toutes mes fleurs (Jurgenson)
* Poeme sans paroles (Johansen)
References
External links
Biography at the Classical Composers Database
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Polish composers
1852 births
1905 deaths
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