Sigismond Thalberg

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Sigismond Thalberg was a 19th-century virtuoso pianist and composer renowned for his operatic paraphrases and innovative three-hand piano technique.

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Sigismond Thalberg canonical 2
Thalberg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
pianist
virtuoso
activeIn 19th century
Romantic era
linked to: Romanticism
burialPlace Naples area
linked to: Naples
compositionalForm etude
fantasia
nocturne
opera paraphrase
piano concerto
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1812-01-08
dateOfDeath 1871-04-27
familyName Thalberg
linked to: Sigismond Thalberg
fatherInLaw Luigi Lablache
genre Romantic music
givenName Sigismond
influencedBy Italian opera
operatic repertoire
instrument piano
knownFor illusion of three hands on the piano
lifespan 1812–1871
marriedTo Francesca Lablache
movement Romanticism
notableEvent piano duel with Franz Liszt in Paris in 1837
notableFor operatic paraphrases
three-hand piano technique
virtuoso piano performance
notableStudent Louis Moreau Gottschalk
notableWork Fantaisie sur des thèmes de Don Pasquale
Fantaisie sur des thèmes de La sonnambula
Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de Moïse (Op. 33)
L’art du chant appliqué au piano (Op. 70)
occupation composer
pianist
performedIn Brazil
Cuba
London
linked to: London, England

Paris
United States
Vienna
placeOfBirth Geneva region
linked to: canton of Geneva

Pâquis, near Geneva
placeOfDeath Posillipo
near Naples
residence Naples region
linked to: Campania region
rival Franz Liszt
sexOrGender male

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel notableStudent Sigismond Thalberg
Carl Czerny notableStudent Sigismond Thalberg
Sigismond Thalberg familyName Thalberg
linked to: Sigismond Thalberg