Franz Bendel

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Franz Bendel
Born	(1833-03-23)March 23, 1833 Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died	July 3, 1874(1874-07-03) (aged 41) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation	Pianist and composer
Style	Romantic

Franz Bendel (March 23, 1833 – July 3, 1874) was a German Bohemian pianist and composer.

Bendel was born in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire. He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar. From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto.

Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour. He was aged only 41.

External links

Free scores by Franz Bendel at the International Music Score Library Project

Compositions

Polkas de Salon pour le Piano, op.58. No.1 Polka gracieuse No.2 Polka de la Jeunesse heureuse (B. Schott's Söhnen, Mainz, Sweet Remembrance (In the Gondola),

References

Etude, vol. 15, no. 9, September, 1907
Bendel at usc.edu

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61975370 LCCN: n91051560 ISNI: 0000 0001 1385 3676 GND: 116117826 BNF: cb14833808d

Persondata
Name	Bendel, Franz
Alternative names
Short description	German musician
Date of birth	March 23, 1833
Place of birth	Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Date of death	July 3, 1874
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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