Dirk Schäfer Explained

Dirk Schäfer (Rotterdam November 25, 1873  - Amsterdam February 16, 1931) was a Dutch concert pianist and composer.[1] [2] [3] His compositions include piano pieces ("Sonate Inaugurale" Op. 9) and chamber music, such as his distinctly Brahmsian piano quintet in D flat (Opus 5) and his sonatas for violin and piano, Op. 11. He also wrote a "Javanese Rhapsody". He recorded performances of works by Chopin and Francois Couperin[4] before his death.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: de La Grange . Henry-Louis . Gustav Mahler: Volume 4: A New Life Cut Short (1907–1911) . 2008 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 541.
  2. Book: van Hout . Aukje . Gedenk te leven: Johan de Meester en het literaire veld van 1900–1920 . 2022 . Verloren . Hilversum . 126.
  3. Book: Kirby . F. E. . Music for Piano: A Short History . 1995 . Amadeus Press . Pompton Plains, NJ . 340.
  4. Label of English Columbia DHX 12, 78 RPM record

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