Ernesto Drangosch Explained

Ernesto Drangosch (22 January 1882, in Buenos Aires – 26 June 1925) was an Argentine pianist and composer. He was a student of Alberto Williams.^[1]

He was born Ernst Otto Paul Richard Drangosch in Buenos Aires to German immigrant parents. His parents were Friederich Carl Drangosch and Augusta Emilia Inés Schneider, from Berlin. He was the professor of Carlo Vidussi, who later on was Maurizio Pollini's teacher. Another pupil was Silvia Eisenstein.^[2]

Works, editions, recordings

• Criolla overture 1920
• Sechs lieder op.4
• Fier lieder op.9
• Drei Lieder - Trois mélodies op.19

Notes and References

1. Walter Aaron Clark From tejano to tango: Latin American popular music 2002 – Page 11 "The Argemine classical pianist and composer Ernesto Drangosch (1882–1925) incorporated this theme into his Criolla Overture (1920). Later, Alberto Williams, who had previously taught Drangosch piano, made his own arrangement of the piece, ..."
2. Book: Schleifer, M.F. . Galván . G. . Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers . 2016 . 978-0-8108-8871-5 . 2023-04-15 . 186.