Max Oesten Explained

Max Oesten (var: Otto Max Oesten, Max Otto Östen, Otto Östen) 1843–1917, was a German pianist, organist and prolific composer, although nowadays his work is generally overlooked.

Life

Max Oesten was born in Berlin the son of the German composer Theodor/e Oesten. He spent most of his professional life as a church organist in Königsburg.[1] Oesten was a pupil of August Wilhelm Bach.[2] Among Oesten's pupils was the German-American fiddler Otto Funk.

List of works

Choral

Harmonium and/or Organ

Harmonium and/or piano

Harp

Piano

Solo strings

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://portal.dnb.de/opac/moveDown?currentResultId=%22max%22+and+%22oesten%22%26any&categoryId=persons Max Oesten biographical data
  2. https://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Oesten_Max_1843 'Max Oesten.
  3. https://hofmeister.rhul.ac.uk/2008/content/database/search/page-all;jsessionid=node0192ggybzbzznf14517469coeli37036 'Max Oesten'
  4. https://www.musiconn.de/metaopac/search?id=oenbAC09118725&View=mus Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Musikwissenschaft (ViFa Musik)
  5. >'Max Oesten': works listed in Library Hub Discover (UK). Web resource, accessed 14 December 2021.
  6. http://www.gateway-bayern.de/opensearch?rfr_id=LinkedOpenData%3ABeacon&rft.au=%28DE-588%29117106828 'Max Oesten'
  7. https://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Oesten_MO/Quartett/130/index.html 'Max Otto Oesten'
  8. https://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Oesten_MO/Duo/142/index.html 'Max Otto Oesten'