Eugen d'Albert
Opera, Composer
1864 – 1932
Who was Eugen d'Albert?
Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert was a Scottish-born German pianist and composer.
Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to study in Austria. Feeling a kinship with German culture and music, he soon emigrated to Germany, where he studied with Franz Liszt and began a career as a concert pianist. D'Albert repudiated his early training and upbringing in England and considered himself German.
While pursuing his career as a pianist, d'Albert focused increasingly on composing, producing 21 operas and a considerable output of piano, vocal, chamber and orchestral works. His most successful opera was Tiefland, which premiered in Prague in 1903. His successful orchestral works included his cello concerto, a symphony, two string quartets and two piano concertos. In 1907, d'Albert became the director of the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he exerted a wide influence on musical education in Germany. He also held the post of Kapellmeister to the Court of Weimar.
D'Albert was married six times, including to the pianist-singer Teresa Carreño, and was successively a British, German and Swiss citizen.
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- Born
- Apr 10, 1864
Glasgow - Also known as
- D'Albert
- Eugen d'albert
- d'Albert, Eugen
- Eugène Francis Charles d'Albert
- Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- German Empire
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Died
- Mar 3, 1932
Riga
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on July 23, 2013
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