Moritz Moszkowski
Sergei Bortkiewicz
About Moritz Moszkowski
Moritz (Maurice, Maurycy) Moszkowski (23 August 1854 – 4 March 1925) was a German-Jewish composer, pianist and teacher of Polish descent on his paternal side only. The Jewish pianist Moritz Moszkowski was German-born, but always claimed Polish nationality. A child prodigy, Moszkowski entered the Dresden conservatory at age 11, and from there moved on to Berlin where he studied piano with Eduard Frank and Theodore Kullak and composition with Friedrich Kiel. Kullak was so impressed by Moszkowski that he made the latter an instructor at the Neue Akademie der Tonkunst; Moszkowski was then only 17 years of age, and he remained in this position until 1896. In 1873, Moszkowski made his debut appearance in Berlin and swiftly rose through ranks to recognition as one of the top piano virtuosi in Europe. In 1875, Moszkowski premiered his First Piano Concerto; soon after the premiere, Franz Liszt joined performed a two-piano version with him. By the mid-1880s, Moszkowski was suffering from nerves and began to curtail his recital activity in favor of composing, conducting and teaching. His many published compositions proved very popular in the era of salon pianism, and netted the composer a handsome income. These included the Serenata Op. 15/1, Concert Studies Op. 24, Caprice Espagnol Op. 37, Etincelles Op. 36/6 and Guitarre Op. 45/2. Moszkowski's music for piano duet was especially popular, in particular the Spanish Dances Opp. 12, 21, and 65. Early in his career Moszkowski had some success with orchestral music as well, but these pieces remained largely unpublished and most are now lost. Among Moszkowski's honors were membership in the Berlin Academy of Art, and an honorary lifetime membership in the Philharmonic Society in Britain, where he often appeared as conductor. Upon leaving the Neue Akademie der Tonkunst, Moszkowski re-settled in Paris with his wife, the sister of the composer Cecile Chaminade. In 1910 Moszkowski's wife left him for his best friend, taking their daughter with her; he never truly recovered from this personal tragedy. In the early years of the twentieth century Moszkowski proved unable to adapt to changing musical styles, and sales of his works quickly declined. Having lost his considerable fortune during the tumult of the First World War, Moszkowski was living in poverty by the early 1920s. On December 21, 1921 a group of concerned colleagues arranged a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall on his behalf; among the 14 pianists who played the event were Percy Grainger, Harold Bauer, Wilhelm Bachaus, Leo Ornstein, and Ignaz Freidman. The conductor of this "monster concert" was Walter Damrosch, who remembered that this event as the most difficult assignment of his career. Nonetheless, the concert generated $10,000; however Moszkowski was unable to access this windfall of cash until mere weeks before his death in Paris at age 70. Despite living up to the very eve of electrical recording, Moszkowski is not known to have left behind any records or piano rolls of his own playing.
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| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Moritz Moszkowski | Preludio e fuga per orchestra d'archi | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Caprice Espagnol op. 37 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 I. Allegro energico | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Perpetuum mobile | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Andante und Scherzo aus dem Klavierkonzert E-Dur op. 59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 II. Allegro moderato | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 IV. Molto vivace | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Präludium und Fuge für Streichorchester | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | 1.Satz aus dem Klavierkonzert E-Dur op.59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Allegro giojoso | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Andante et Scherzo du concerto pour piano et orchestre en mi majeur op. 59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Klavierkonzert E-Dur op. 59: III. Scherzo. Vivace | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Klavierkonzert h-moll op. 3: IV. Allegro sostenuto | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Arabesca in sol maggiore op. 61 n. 3 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | From Foreign Lands, Op. 23 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Albumblatt op. 2 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Klavierkonzert E-Dur op. 59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Ouverture per orchestra, in re maggiore | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | 1er mouvement du concerto pour piano et orchestre en mi majeur op.59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Spanish Dances, Op. 12 - I Salonisti - The Last Dance - Music For A Vanishing Era - RCA-DHM | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Pieces op. 15: Barcarole - Ian Hobson | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite in g kl.t., op.71 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite for Two Violins and Piano Op.71 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Arabeske G-Dur op. 61 Nr.3 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Suite for Orchestra, Op. 79, No. 3: III. Tempo di valse, non troppo allegro | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Polonaise de "Quatre danses polonaises" op. 55 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Spanish Dances, Op. 12 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Orch. Suite No. 2 (3rd mvmt: Scherzo) | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Andante e Scherzo dal concerto per pianoforte in mi maggiore op. 59 | ||
| Moritz Moszkowski | Arabesque in la bemolle maggiore op. 61 n. 1 |