Another very famous musician, who is not famous for his own music.
Arturo Toscanini
He actually composed a bit in his youth.
Ture Rangström
It was the word, the ardent word of the poet, that aroused my remorseless desire to compose.
Eugen Hildach
Singer-Songwriter.
Charles Koechlin
At the evening of my life, I realize that the fulfillment of my artistic dreams, however incomplete, has given me the intimate satisfaction of not having wasted my time here on earth.
Wolfgang Mozart (jr)
„…his compositions are clear, melodious, skilfully made…the concert was one of the best we‘ve heard in a long time, but the concert hall was only half full…“
Eduard Lassen
“Somewhat sweet of taste…but in combination with Heine possessing an unforgettable sensitive irony of expression. One should try his compositions yet again.“
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
“(Grieg should be…) going down on his knees begging her to deliver him from his occasional vulgarity.”
Florence B. Price
The first African-American woman composer to earn national recognition.
Toivo Ilmari Hannikainen
Professor at the Sibelius Academy.
Herbert Hughes
Folk song collector from Belfast.
Cyril Scott
He could recall a day when his teachers in Frankfurt took time off to attend the funeral of Johannes Brahms and, near the end of his life, he watched the first moon landing on television
Cyril Scott
He could recall a day when his teachers in Frankfurt took time off to attend the funeral of Johannes Brahms and, near the end of his life, he watched the first moon landing on television
Felix Weingartner
Dear colleague, next sunday I will conduct Beethoven’s 5th at the Vienna Musikverein. There you will hear the correct tempo.
Florence Aylward
“undoubtedly one of the finest accompanist of the day”
Rebecca Clarke
And when I had that one little whiff of success that I‘ve had in my life, with the viola Sonata, the rumour went around, I hear, that I hadn‘t written the stuff myself.
Ludwig Thuille
Since his childhood and throughout his life Thuille was a close friend of Richard Strauss‘, who found him to be his superior in counterpoint.
Nadia Boulanger
If there is one thing of which I am certain, it is that my music is worthless.
Federico Mompou
I make music like this because art has reached its limits…my art is a return to the primitive…no, not even a return, it is to begin again.
Gunnar de Frumerie
Very popular Swedish art song composer.
Joseph Marx
“The last great tonal composer.”
Wilhelm Peterson – Berger
Critique MUST be subjective-MUST be personal!
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Most famous for his comic operas, which until the first world war were very popular and among the most performed operas in the world.
Régine Wieniawski / Poldowski / Lady Dean
Glamorous jetset composeress.
Cyril Scott Nocturne
To think that spring should wake
And I not know.
Eduard Lassen Allerseelen / All Souls’ Day
Give me your hand, that I can secretly press it
And if it is seen, I don’t care
Marion Bauer The Driftwood Fire
Soothed by silence sweet, caressing
Brought the wonder of God’s blessing
Very near
Marion Bauer Coyote Song
For the dawn is gray
And another day
Has faded the red, red moon.
Eduard Lassen Frühlingsgruß / Greeting Spring
There is a Mountain on fire
In the blaze of morning!
Foerster, Josef An die Laute / To the Lute
Let the confidante hear you,
but not the neighbours!
Richard Heuberger Der Spielmann / The Minstrel
Tell him, a girl thinks of him,
thinks day and night of nothing else.
Heinrich Dorn Das Mädchen an den Mond / A girl speaks to the moon
Moon, did you not see
how my sweetheart kissed me?
Niels Gade Deine Stimme / Your voice
Let shine your eyes
Blossoming light of the starry night!
Niels Wilhelm Gade Ständchen / Serenade
Dream blissfully, beloved
The sweet dream of silent night
August Bungert Ich hab’ ein kleines Lied erdacht / I made a little song
Zwei Vöglein saßen im Lindenbaum
sie hüllten den Kopf in den weichem Flaum
und lauschten!
Gustav Lewin Ich will meine Seele tauchen / I want to immerse my soul
I want to immerse my soul
into the cup of the lily
Anton Rückauf
The piano teacher of author Arthur Schnitzler.
Max Bruch
Regarding intimacy, originality and beauty – nothing compares to a folk song
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Music is music whether composed for the stage, the conductor’s desk or for the cinema.
Heinrich von Herzogenberg
German composer, friend of Brahms’.
Benjamin Godard
French child prodigy and violinist.
Amy Beach
It has happened more than once that a composition has come to me, ready-made as it were, between the demands of other work.
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Czech national artist
Sigismund Thalberg
He was born in the same year as Liszt. Troughout their careers, they were always compared to each other, with Thalberg most surprisingly often seen as the better one.
Joseph Joachim
Another very famous musician, who is not famous for his own music.
Arturo Toscanini
He actually composed a bit in his youth.
Ture Rangström
It was the word, the ardent word of the poet, that aroused my remorseless desire to compose.
Eugen Hildach
Singer-Songwriter.
Cyril Scott Nocturne
To think that spring should wake
And I not know.
Eduard Lassen Allerseelen / All Souls’ Day
Give me your hand, that I can secretly press it
And if it is seen, I don’t care
Marion Bauer The Driftwood Fire
Soothed by silence sweet, caressing
Brought the wonder of God’s blessing
Very near
Marion Bauer Coyote Song
For the dawn is gray
And another day
Has faded the red, red moon.
Eduard Lassen Frühlingsgruß / Greeting Spring
There is a Mountain on fire
In the blaze of morning!
Foerster, Josef An die Laute / To the Lute
Let the confidante hear you,
but not the neighbours!
Richard Heuberger Der Spielmann / The Minstrel
Tell him, a girl thinks of him,
thinks day and night of nothing else.
Gustav Lewin An die Nacht / To the night
I welcome you silent night!
Heinrich Dorn Das Mädchen an den Mond / A girl speaks to the moon
Moon, did you not see
how my sweetheart kissed me?
Niels Gade Deine Stimme / Your voice
Let shine your eyes
Blossoming light of the starry night!
Niels Wilhelm Gade Ständchen / Serenade
Dream blissfully, beloved
The sweet dream of silent night
August Bungert Ich hab’ ein kleines Lied erdacht / I made a little song
Zwei Vöglein saßen im Lindenbaum
sie hüllten den Kopf in den weichem Flaum
und lauschten!
Augusta Holmès En chemin / On the way
No, I want nothing, nothing of this world
but the golden hair of my blonde.
Elfrida Andrée En vacker höstdag/ A beautiful autumn day
Newborn green the grass
High and blue the heaven
Elfrida Andrée Visa en vårmorgon/Song on a spring morning
Joy and beauty
awakened from their winter sleep
Poldowski L’heure exquise
Let us dream! It is time…
Rebecca Clarke A Dream
I dreamed that one had died in a strange place
Thomas Deneuville Jacob
He dwelt among “apartments let”
About five stories high
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor You lay so still in the Sunshine
A butterfly lit on your hand
Mistaking it for a flow’r
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Rainbow-Child
She wooed him till he lov’d her
And his kisses fell as rain
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor When I am dead, my dearest
When I am dead, my dearest
sing no sad songs for me
Plant thou no roses at my head
nor shady cypress tree
Erich W. Korngold Schneeglöckchen / Snowdrops
It was not singing, it was kissing-
touch softly the little bells
Heinrich von Herzogenberg Wiegenlied / Lullaby
Like a sick child
I cradle my heart
Even the softest nappies
Gives it pain
Josef B Foerster Märchen / Fairy-tale
O, dream of golden days!
Josef B Foerster Der Gärtner / The Gardener
My heart fears and worries: you fool, this little tree is no yours!
The fruits now softly appearing from these flowers
My God, a stranger will come and shake them into his lap
Josef B Foerster An *** / To ***
What I owe you?
Golden days and dreams of happiness
Sigismund Thalberg Sommernacht / Summer night
And from endless dark faraway places
flows music, heavenly pure
all the trembling soft notes
sound right into my heart
Sigismund Thalberg Die Unglückliche / The sorrowful
Once the flowers of Joy
blossomed for you
every bud sending you
the gentlest greetings
Eugen Hildach Weihnacht / Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Gustav Lewin Knecht Rupprecht / Santa’s little helper
Merry Christmas!
Gustav Lewin / Wiegenliedchen
Sleep tight!
Gustav Lewin Wiegenlied / Lullaby
Sleep tight!
Joseph Marx Wie einst / As before
I wanted to pass by, but it had to happen
that, like in a dream, I plucked your kiss.