Obscure Music Mondays
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Obscure Music Monday: Dohnányi's Winterreigen
Ernő Dohnányi (July 27, 1877 - Feb. 9, 1960) was a Hungarian composer, conductor, and violinist. You might see his name as Ernst von Dohnányi, which is the German form of his name. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Agnew's Winter Solitude
Roy Ewing "Robert" Agnew (Aug. 23, 1891 - November 12, 1944) was an Australian composer and pianist, often thought to be one of the best Australian composers of the early 20th century. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Bax's Winter Waters
Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (Nov. 8, 1883 - Oct. 3, 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. Predominately known for his symphonic work, he also wrote choral music, concertos, chamber pieces, and works for piano. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Wohlfahrt's Easy Fantasia on Christmas Songs for Two Violins
Franz Wohlfahrt (March 7, 1833 - Feb. 14, 1884) was a violin teacher and composer, born, and died in Leipzig, Germany. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Kuula's Lampaanpolska
Toivo Timoteus Kuula (July 7, 1883 - May 18, 1918) was a Finnish composer and conductor. He showed talent early on, but began his musical studies rather late, in 1900 at the Helsinki Music Institute. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Fleury-Roy's Fantaisie for Viola and Piano
Hélène-Gabrielle Fleury-Roy (June 21, 1876 - April 18, 1957) was a French composer, pianist, and teacher, and the first woman ever to win a prize for the Prix de Rome composition competition. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Chaminade's Les Sylvains
Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (Aug. 8, 1857 - April 13, 1944) was a French pianist and composer. Her first teacher was her mother, and she also took violin and compositions; sadly her father disapproved. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Hayes' The Thirsty Vampires
William Hayes (Jan. 26, 1708 - July 27, 1777) was an English composer, singer, organist, conductor and author. He spent the majority of his time and musical efforts as an organist. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: de Castéra's Le Petit chat es mort
René de Castéra (April 3, 1873 - October 8, 1955) was a French composer, music publisher and critic as well. He studied at the Paris Conservatory, and was one of the first students at the Schola Cantorum, where he studied under Vincent d'Indy, and Isaac Albeniz. Continue reading → -
Obscure Music Monday: Bird's Carnival Scene
Arthur Bird (July 23, 1856 - Dec. 22, 1923) was an American composer, pianist, organist, and violinist. His father was a musician, and Bird started studying music at an early age. He first performed in public as an organist in a church at age fifteen. Continue reading →