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Friedrich Kalkbrenner

p, GB
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner

Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (November 2–8, 1785 – June 10, 1849) was a pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer. German by birth, Kalkbrenner studied at the Paris Conservatoire starting at a young age and eventually settled in Paris, where he lived until his death in 1849. For these reasons, many historians refer to Kalkbrenner as being a French composer.Kalkbrenner was a prolific composer of a multitude of piano works (altogether more than 200), piano concertos, and operas.

     
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Vivace on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 4 by Hans Kann, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra & Heribert Beissel
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 61: II. Adagio di molto on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 4 by Hans Kann, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra & Heribert Beissel
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro maestoso on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Hummel: Piano Concerto No. 4 by Hans Kann, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra & Heribert Beissel
Grande Marche, Orage & Polonaise, Op. 93 on Tellefsen & Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos by Thomas Tellefsen, Howard Shelley, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra & Friedrich Kalkbrenner
Fantasia on Beethoven's Celebrated Waltz, Op. 118 on Piano Recital: Malan, Petronel - Heller, S. / Sgambati, G. / Kalkbrenner, F. / Seiss, I. / Raff, J. / Tausig, C. by Petronel Malan
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Rondo. Allegretto grazioso on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 by Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Allegro maestoso on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 by Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro maestoso on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 by Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Vivace on Kalkbrenner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 by Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Nocturne In F Major, Op. 121 No 2 (A Trois Mains) on Nocturnes Part: 4 by Bart Van Oort

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Piano Concerto No 2, Op 85 / Piano Concerto No 3, Op 107 / Adagio & Allegro Di Bravura, Op 102 (First Recordings)Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra2012Album
Piano Concerto No 1, Op 61 / Piano Concerto No 4, Op 127Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra2006Album
Diabelli VariationsLudwig van Beethoven, Carl Czerny, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Franz Liszt, Ignaz Moscheles, Simon Sechter, Anton Diabelli, Johann Peter Pixis, Erzherzog Rudolf von Österreich, Václav Jan Tomášek, Franz Schubert, Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek - Jan Michiels2006Album
The Romantic Piano Concerto Volume 1Frédéric Chopin • Ferdinand Hiller • Adolph von Henselt • Johann Nepomuk Hummel • Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Michael Ponti, Hans Kann, Jerome Rose1992Compil.
Variations de Bravoure / Hexameron / Diabelle-VariationenFranz Liszt, Sigismond Thalberg, Carl Czerny, Frédéric Chopin, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Johann Peter Pixis, Maximilian Stadler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ignaz Moscheles, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Franz Schubert, Evelyne Dubourg1986Album
Concerto For Piano And Five Strings / "Effusio Musica" Grande FantaisieIgnaz Moscheles / Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Mary Louise Boehm1978Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Grand Piano Concerto "Les Adieux"Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Johann Nepomuk Hummel / Hans Kann, Hamburger Symphoniker, Heribert Beissel1974Album
Quintet For Clarinet, Horn, Cello, Double Bass & Piano / Quintet For Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon And PianoFriedrich Kalkbrenner / Louis Spohr1972Album
Grande Sonate Op. 56 In C Minor / Grande Sonate Brillante Op. 177 In A FlatSigismond Thalberg / Friedrich Kalkbrenner - Adrian Ruiz1972Album
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