Gustav Merkel: Rondo in D major
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2015 · Music
Gustav Merkel (1827–1885) studied piano with Schumann's father-in-law, Friedrich Wieck, but was primarily known as an organist, and much of his music is for the organ. He spent most of his career in Dresden, where, though a Lutheran, he became organist at the Catholic Hofkirche. Most of Merkel's music reminds me of the work of Neils Gade—both composers being greatly influenced by Schumann and Mendelssohn. However, in this rondo (the opus number of which I am unsure of) he delights in producing a really finely crafted Mozartian pastiche, and one would be hard-pressed to tell that it was not written in the 18th century! Thumbnail image created with BlueWillow ( t.ly/YtvI ). #germanmusic #rondo -------------------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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