Franz Hitz: Joyeux Moulin (Souvenir Champêtre), Op. 203
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2017 · Music
Phillip Sear plays a depiction of a happy windmill by the Swiss composer Franz Hitz (1828-91). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Swiss composer Franz (or Frantz) Hitz (1828-91) was born in Aarau in a German-speaking part of Switzerland, and died in Honfleur, France. He studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire, and had great success with his undemanding piano salon pieces (he also wrote a mass and light operas). He certainly had a good name for a successful musical career!. Many of his salon pieces reflect French rural life - like this one from 1876. The slightly slower middle section of the piece depicts the windmill singing! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 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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