Adolf Schulz-Evler Explained
Adolf Andrey[1] Schulz-Evler (12 December 185215 May 1905) was a Polish-born composer.
Born in Radom, Poland (at that time part of the Russian Empire), he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory, then under Carl Tausig in Berlin.[2] From 1884 to 1904 he taught at the Kharkiv Music School.[3] [4] He wrote about 52 original pieces.
His piano transcription of Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz: Arabesques on "An der schönen blauen Donau" has been recorded by many pianists, including Jorge Bolet, Jan Smeterlin, Marc-André Hamelin, Zlata Chochieva, Earl Wild, Leonard Pennario, Piers Lane, Byron Janis, Isador Goodman,[5] Benjamin Grosvenor and Josef Lhévinne.
His list of works includes:[6]
- Op 2: Invitation a la Valse (Jurgenson)
- Op 4: Variations in G major (Jurgenson)
- Op 5: Melodie (Jurgenson)
- Op 6: Nocturne in F major (Jurgenson)
- Op 8: Revelation I in B major (Jurgenson)
- Op 9: Revelation II in E major (Jurgenson)
- Op 10: Revelation III in F major (Jurgenson)
- Op 11: Serenade (Jurgenson)
- Op 12: “Arabesques” Variations on the Blue Danube Waltz [Strauss] (Jurgenson)
- Op 14: Rhapsodie Russe for Piano & Orchestra (Jurgenson)
- Op 17: Etude pour les octaves (Jurgenson)
- Op 19: “Narzan” Valse (Jurgenson)
- Op 40: Pezzetino amichevole (Jurgenson)
- Donau Walzer (Selbstverlag)
- Echo de la Partita de J S Bach - Paraphrase de Concert (Johansen)[7]
- Fantaisie (Johansen)
- Melodie No. 1 (Gutheil)
- O beaux veux bleus (Jurgenson)
- O toi toutes mes fleurs (Jurgenson)
- Poeme sans paroles (Johansen)
External links
Notes and References
- He appears in references as either Adolf Schulz-Evler or Andrei Schulz-Evler or Adolf Andrei Schulz-Evler, the Andrey also spelled Andrei or Andrej
- [Eric Blom]
- http://www.thomaslabe.com/media/The-Virtuoso-Johann-Strauss.pdf The Virtuoso Johann Strauss: Thomas Labé, piano
- http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/noontimeconcerts_9_26_06.php San Francisco Classical Voice
- http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product1.aspx?pid=328695# Classics Online
- http://www.gold.ac.uk/media/PianoDictionary-v4.doc Piano Dictionary
- http://henseltlibrary.wordpress.com/o-z/ Henselt Library
