Schubertiade :: [Liszt, Franz. (1811–1886)] Stavenhagen, Bernhard. (1862

[Liszt, Franz. (1811–1886)] Stavenhagen, Bernhard. (1862–1914)

Dies Irae (Totentanz) - Autograph Musical Quotation

AMQS from one of the most celebrated students of Franz Liszt, of the instantly recognizable "Dies Irae" theme which runs through Liszt's Totentanz. Three measures, signed and dated 1904 on a small album leaf. Slight toning; otherwise in very fine condition. 10 x 14 cm.

Stavenhagen studied and toured with Liszt between 1885 and 1886, at the end of the great pianist's life. After Liszt's death, Stavenhagen embarked on a ten-year series of piano concert tours in Europe and to North America. He fulfilled conducting appointments in Weimar, where he was appointed court Kapellmeister, and conducted Weimar premieres of six new operas in eighteen months. In 1907 he moved to Geneva, taking over the piano master classes at the Conservatoire there until his death in 1914. In subscription concerts he conducted premieres of works by composers ranging from Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner and Gustav Mahler to Arnold Schoenberg, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. He also edited many of Liszt's works for piano. (12905)

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