Severin Eisenberger
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Severin Eisenberger was a Polish
-born concert pianist
and teacher.
Eisenberger was a student of Heinrich Ehrlich in Berlin
and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna
. He made his debut at the age of 10 in Krakow in a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.2 in B-flat. After settling in the United States
in 1928, he taught at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and continued to concertize actively. Eisenberger frequently performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1931 he gave that Orchestra's first performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491. His concerts included notable cycles of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas.
Several CD recordings of Eisenberger's playing have been released by Pearl and Arbiter records, including performances of the Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor and the Chopin
2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (recorded circa 1938). Eisenberger was reported to have performed the Grieg concerto under the composer's baton. Allan Evans calls Eisenberger "a distant figure who once was among the commanding keyboard masters to perform throughout Central Europe and the United States."
A number of Eisenberger's pupils achieved distinguished careers as concert pianists, composers and teachers, including Lili Kraus
, Heinrich Kaminski
, Sylvia Straus Heschel, Herbert Haufrecht, and Vivien Harvey Slater, his teaching assistant until 1945, who later recorded five LP records of the music of Leschetizky's teacher, Carl Czerny
(Musical Heritage Society).
Eisenberger's daughter was Agnes Eisenberger, concert artist manager, and editor of The Brahms Notebooks.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
-born concert pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and teacher.
Eisenberger was a student of Heinrich Ehrlich in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He made his debut at the age of 10 in Krakow in a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.2 in B-flat. After settling in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1928, he taught at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and continued to concertize actively. Eisenberger frequently performed with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1931 he gave that Orchestra's first performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491. His concerts included notable cycles of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas.
Several CD recordings of Eisenberger's playing have been released by Pearl and Arbiter records, including performances of the Grieg
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
Piano Concerto in A minor and the Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (recorded circa 1938). Eisenberger was reported to have performed the Grieg concerto under the composer's baton. Allan Evans calls Eisenberger "a distant figure who once was among the commanding keyboard masters to perform throughout Central Europe and the United States."
A number of Eisenberger's pupils achieved distinguished careers as concert pianists, composers and teachers, including Lili Kraus
Lili Kraus
Lili Kraus was a Hungarian-born British pianist.-Biography:Lili Kraus was born in Budapest in 1903. Her father was from Czech Lands, and her mother from an assimilated Jewish Hungarian family....
, Heinrich Kaminski
Heinrich Kaminski
- Life :Kaminski was born in Tiengen in the Schwarzwald, the son of an Old Catholic priest of Jewish parentage. After a short period working in a bank in Offenbach, he moved to Heidelberg, originally to study politics. However, a chance meeting with Martha Warburg changed his mind: she recognised...
, Sylvia Straus Heschel, Herbert Haufrecht, and Vivien Harvey Slater, his teaching assistant until 1945, who later recorded five LP records of the music of Leschetizky's teacher, Carl Czerny
Carl Czerny
Carl Czerny was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. He is best remembered today for his books of études for the piano. Czerny's music was profoundly influenced by his teachers, Muzio Clementi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Antonio Salieri and Ludwig van Beethoven.-Early life:Carl Czerny was born...
(Musical Heritage Society).
Eisenberger's daughter was Agnes Eisenberger, concert artist manager, and editor of The Brahms Notebooks.