Hermann Scholtz (9 June 1845 – 13 July 1918) was a German pianist and composer.

Life

Born in Breslau, Scholtz first studied with Moritz Brosig in Breslau (harmony) and in 1865 went to the

Leipzig conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig () is a public university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatorium der Musik (Conservatory of Music), it is the oldest music ...

, where he continued his studies with

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(piano), Carl Riedel (counterpoint) and Heinrich Schulz-Beuthen (instrumentation). On the recommendation of

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, he moved to Munich in 1867 and completed his studies at the

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there with

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(piano) and

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(counterpoint). He then taught at the Munich Musikhochschule for six years, moving to

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in 1875, where he was appointed Royal Saxon Chamber Virtuoso in 1880 and Professor in 1910. His pupils included Hans Fährmann,

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and

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. Scholtz was on friendly terms with

Marie Wieck Marie Wieck (17 January 1832 – 2 November 1916) was a German pianist, singer, piano teacher, and composer. She was the daughter of renowned piano teacher Friedrich Wieck and the younger half-sister of Clara Schumann who was 12 years older. * ...

, who temporarily left her summer house in to his family. He last lived at Nürnberger Straße 18b. As a pianist, Scholtz stood out above all with works by

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. For the

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he published his works in an edited three-volume edition, which was a standard edition for a long time. There are several interpretations by Scholtz on punched tape for the phonola piano of the erhalten, darunter von seiner ''Ballade'' op. 76, außerdem von Chopins '' Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor'' op. 21 (

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).Rollen für das Hupfeld-Phonola-Piano in der UB Freiburg (Reihenfolge nach Komponisten)
/ref> Scholtz died in Dresden at the age of 73.

Family

Scholtz was married to Flora née Nádler, a sister of the Budapest art professor Róbert Nádler. Their son Robert Friedrich Karl Scholtz (14 April 1877 in Dresden - 19 May 1956 in Berlin) was a painter and graphic artist.

Works

* ''Klavierkonzert e-Moll'' * ''Albumblätter'' op. 20 * ''Acht Mädchenlieder'' op. 37 * ''Klaviertrio f-Moll'' op. 51 * ''Ballade'' op. 76 * ''Variationen über ein Originalthema für 2 Klaviere'' op. 77

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scholtz, Hermann 19th-century German composers German Romantic composers Academic staff of the University of Music and Theatre Munich 1845 births 1918 deaths People from Wrocław

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