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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