Adolf Schulz-Evler

Adolf or Andrey or Adolf Andrey[1] Schulz-Evler (12 December 1852 – 15 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 pieces, most of which are now forgotten. He is best known for his piano transcription of Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz: Arabesques on "An der schönen blaunen Donau." Usually performed only as an encore, it has been recorded by many pianists, including Jorge Bolet, Jan Smeterlin, Marc-André Hamelin, Earl Wild, Piers Lane, Byron Janis, Isador Goodman[5] and—perhaps most famously—Josef Lhévinne.

His list of works includes[6]:

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Eric Blom, Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition
  3. ^ The Virtuoso Johann Strauss: Thomas Labé, piano
  4. ^ San Francisco Classical Voice
  5. ^ Classics Online
  6. ^ Piano Dictionary
  7. ^ a b Henselt Library

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