Moritz Moszkowski

Moritz Moszkowski is a Compositeur Polish of Jewish origin born in 1854, and died in 1925.

Biography

Moritz (Maurycy) Moszkowski was born the August 23rd 1854 with Breslau - in Prussia at the time, currently the Polish city of Wrocław - from a rich Polish family. It receives its first musical instruction at the house. In 1865, the family moves with Dresden where it is accepted with the academy. Its first attempts at composition go back to this time: it produces a Quintette with Piano at thirteen years. Moving with Berlin in 1869, it continues its studies, firstly with the academy of Julius Stem' S with Eduard Franck for the piano, and Friedrich Kiel for the composition, and finally, in Tonkunst de Neue Akademie of Theodor Kullak, where it meets, among his comrades, the Scharwenka brothers: Xaver and Philipp. All the three will remain friendly.

It is in Berlin in 1873 that Moszkowski is its first successes like Pianiste. Little time after, it travels in the provincial cities in order to acquire experiment and to establish its reputation. In 1875, it and Philipp Scharwenka organize a concert in which Moszkowski is Soliste in a Concerto for piano of its own composition. Franz Liszt, approving to it fast work, comes one morning in front of an invited assistance and accompanies the young type-setter on a second piano - this forever published concerto and is now unfortunately supposed lost. It is about at that time that Moszkowski publishes its first compositions, including the first whole of Spanish Dances, COp 12 - writing in the beginning, for a Duo with piano, and later, orchestrated by Philipp Scharwenka -, which ensured the fame of Moszkowski. It is also a good Violoniste, it must often play the First violin in the Orchestre of the academy. It will compose an excellent concerto for violin, COp 30.

By making Berlin its base for the twenty next years, and all while maintaining its post of teacher, Moszkowski travels much in all Europe, giving concerts, not only famous as a pianist and type-setter, it becomes famous like Leader: he is invited several times as a leader to the philharmonic of London.

Its great reputation being ensured, it moves with Paris in 1897 (43 years), married to Henriette Chaminade, the sister of Cécile Chaminade, of which it have a son and a girl. It is very required as professor and, not being selective, it proposes its assistance has all the young musicians aspiring to make career.

In the neighborhoods of 1908 however, the fortune of Moszkowski declines, whereas it starts to suffer from a Pathologie due to the tragic loss of his wife and her daughter. The musical opinions and tastes start to change at this beginning of century, but this new order does not have any influence on Moszkowski which remains faithful to the traditions of the nineteenth century. Its popularity fades, and, although it continues to compose without to have lost its creative capacities, its output decreases with its loss of ambition and enthusiasm. Its last years occur in poverty, following the transfer of its royalties and to the investment of his richness in German, Polish and Russian values, which become null at the time of the war in 1914. He dies in Paris the March 4th 1925.

Compositions

Concerto for piano
Spanish Dances, op.12
Concerto for violin, op.30
Sparks, op.36 n°6
Spanish Whim, op.37
15 studies of virtuosity “Per will aspera”, op.72
20 small studies, op.91
hijo of the votka, op.93

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