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Friedrich Baumfelder: In stiller Nacht (Klavierstück), Op.44

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Channel: PSearPianist · 2014 · Music

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Friedrich August Wilhelm Baumfelder (1836-1916) was a pianist and composer who spent much of his professional life in Dresden. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (his teachers included Moscheles), in later life went to the USA. This piece - 'Tranquil Night' - was published in 1866 when Baumfelder was still in Germany, but in this American edition, I imagine it would have found a ready market amongst the many German immigrants and their descendents. For more information on the composer, have a look at the excellent Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Baumfelder - and if you have any of the many missing works listed, let the world know!

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