Franz Bendel
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| Franz Bendel | |
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| Born | March 23, 1833 Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | July 3, 1874 (aged 41) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Pianist and composer |
| Style | Romantic |
Franz Bendel (March 23, 1833 - July 3, 1874) was a Bohemian German pianist and composer. He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar. Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour. He was born in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire.
From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto.
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[edit] Compositions
- Polkas de Salon pour le Piano, op.58. No.1 Polka gracieuse No.2 Polka de la Jeunesse heureuse (B. Schott's Söhnen, Mainz
[edit] References
- Etude, vol. 15, no. 9, September, 1907
- Bendel at usc.edu
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