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Dohnányi, Ernst von 1877 - 1960

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  • Author: Kikuchi, Tomoko

  • Last updated:January 1, 2010
  • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    He received his initial musical training from his father, an amateur cellist, and studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest (later the Liszt Academy of Music). He later became a professor and director at the same institution, and from 1919 to 1944, he also served as the principal conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Society, leaving a significant legacy in Hungarian music. Concurrently, he experienced political turmoil in Europe, including Hungary, and lost two sons during World War II and due to the Nazis. He emigrated to the United States in 1949 and passed away in New York.

    He was a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály, and while he incorporated Hungarian folk songs and traditional music into his works, the Hungarian characteristics are not as directly evident as in their compositions. His most significant influence was Brahms, and his style is characterized by its romanticism. His piano works are consistently rich in content and often technically demanding. While some works are imbued with German gravitas, others feature unique and captivating rhythms, making them highly rewarding to both perform and listen to.

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    Works(28)

    Concerto (3)

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    Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr.1 Op.5

    Key: e-moll  Composed in: 1897  Playing time: 45 min 30 sec 

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    Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr.2 Op.42

    Key: h-moll  Composed in: 1946  Playing time: 31 min 00 sec 

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    Works with orchestral accompaniment (1)

    Variationen über ein Kinderlied Op.25

    Composed in: 1913  Playing time: 22 min 30 sec 

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    Various works (1)

    Der Shileier derPierrette Op.18

    Composed in: 1908  Playing time: 30 min 40 sec 

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    Piano Solo (9)

    rhapsody (1)

    4 Rhapsodien Op.11

    Composed in: 1902  Playing time: 28 min 30 sec 

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    pieces (6)

    4 Klavierstück Op.2

    Composed in: 1896  Playing time: 34 min 50 sec 

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    Six pieces Op.41

    Composed in: 1945  Playing time: 19 min 30 sec 

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    Ruralia Hungarica Op.32a

    Composed in: 1923  Playing time: 28 min 00 sec 

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    Humoresken in Form einer Suite Op.17

    Composed in: 1907  Playing time: 24 min 50 sec 

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    Three Pieces Op.23

    Composed in: 1912  Playing time: 11 min 10 sec 

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    Winterreigen(10 Bagatellen) Op.13

    Composed in: 1905  Playing time: 31 min 30 sec 

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    suite (2)

    Suite im alten Stil Op.24

    Composed in: 1913  Playing time: 14 min 50 sec 

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    Three Singular Pieces Op.44

    Composed in: 1951  Playing time: 13 min 30 sec 

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    etude (1)

    6 Etudes de concert Op.28

    Composed in: 1916  Playing time: 20 min 00 sec 

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    variation (2)

    Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song Op.29

    Composed in: 1917  Playing time: 12 min 00 sec 

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    Variations and Fugue Op.4

    Composed in: 1897  Playing time: 18 min 00 sec 

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    passacaglia (1)

    Passacaglia Op.6

    Key: es-moll  Composed in: 1899  Playing time: 13 min 00 sec 

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    other dances (1)

    Gavotte and Musette

    Key: B-Dur  Composed in: 1898  Playing time: 4 min 30 sec 

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    transcription (4)

    Valses nobles (Schubert)

    Composed in: 1920  Playing time: 7 min 00 sec 

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    Zwei Walzer (J.Strauss)

    Composed in: 1928 

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    Naila Waltz (Delibes)

    Composed in: 1897  Playing time: 6 min 30 sec 

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    Valse "Coppélia" (Delibes)

    Composed in: 1925  Playing time: 6 min 40 sec 

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    Various works (1)

    Pastorale: Mennyből az angyal ... Ungarisches Weihnachtslied

    Composed in: 1920  Playing time: 5 min 10 sec 

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    Piano Ensemble (2)

    suite (2)

    Suite Op.19

    Key: fis-moll  Composed in: 1908  Playing time: 30 min 20 sec 

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    Suite en valse Op.39a

    Composed in: 1945  Playing time: 24 min 20 sec 

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    waltz (1)

    Walzer Op.3

    Key: fis-moll  Playing time: 7 min 10 sec 

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    Chamber Music (1)

    Various works (2)

    Quintett fur Klavier und Streichquartett No.1 Op.1

    Key: c-moll  Composed in: 1895  Playing time: 27 min 30 sec 

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    Piano Quintet No.2 Op.26

    Key: es-moll  Composed in: 1914  Playing time: 25 min 00 sec 

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