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  Henry Charles Litolff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Charles Litolff (6 February 1818–August 5, 1891) was a keyboard virtuoso and composer of Romantic music.
Litolff was born in London, the son of a Scottish mother and an Alsatian father.
Litolff began his musical education under his father, but when he was twelve he played for the pianist Ignaz Moscheles, who was so impressed that he gave him free lessons for several years.
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 Happy Birthday, Litolff (Who?)
Henry Charles Litolff was born in London in 1818.
Henry Charles was born to them on February 6.
Litolff was lured back to London in 1845 by his in-laws, who promised him a divorce.
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 Mirago : Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: L: Litolff, Henry Charles
Henry Charles Litolff - Summary of life and music with portraits and caricature from the Classical Composers Database.
Litloff, Henry Charles - Entry from the Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of Composers at MusicWeb(UK) with biographical paragraph and chronology of vocal scores for the stage.
Litolff, Henry Charles - Brief biography, summary of works, and influence on Liszt from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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 Elibron: Title Info Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
When Henry Charles Litolff was seventeen years old, he eloped with a lovely local girl and moved to Paris.
Litolff returned to her native England, biding her time; when her husband returned home and filed for divorce, she arranged to have him sent to prison.
Litolff, however, had not lost his touch: he seduced the jailer's daughter and escaped with her help.
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 Neorunner Web Directory> Arts> Music> Composition> Composers> L> Litolff, Henry Charles
Henry Charles Litolff - - Summary of life and music with portraits and caricature from the Classical Composers Database.
Litloff, Henry Charles - - Entry from the Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of Composers at MusicWeb(UK) with biographical paragraph and chronology of vocal scores for the stage.
Litolff, Henry Charles - - Brief biography, summary of works, and influence on Liszt from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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 Henry Charles Litolff: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Henry Charles Litolff: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
The only piece by Litolff which is still heard regularly is a scherzo scherzo quick summary:
A scherzo (plural scherzi) is a name given to a piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony....
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 MMD Archives: Gottschalk & Origins of Ragtime
Gottschalk, Joplin and Litolff (who?) Tomi Hayashi raised the question of possible influence on Scott Joplin by the music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk, a theory which has been dismissed out of hand by various folk.
Litolff fortunately lived far longer than either Gottschalk or Joplin.
Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) Scott Joplin (1868-1917) I look forward to more information about these three incredible gents and their musical legacies!
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 Open Directory - Arts:Music:Composition:Composers:L   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
English Baroque composer Henry Lawes (1596-1662) was elder brother to William, another accomplished composer.
French composer Alexandre Charles Lecocq (1832-1918) studied under Bazin and Halévy, was friends with Bizet and Saint-Saëns, and was considered by many to be the successor to Offenbach following the success of his early operettas.
English-born French composer Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) is chiefly remembered for his four piano concertos, the concertos symphonique.
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 Henry Charles Litolff - classical music daily anniversary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Henry Charles Litolff - classical music daily anniversary
Henry Charles Litolff was born 7 August 1818 in London.
Of Alsatian descent, Litolff was known as a travelling virtuoso pianist (following studies with Moscheles in London), a successful music publisher (of piano music and teaching material) and composer (e.g.
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 Composer Page - Henry Charles Litolff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No 2 in B minor, Scherzo [4'07]
‘I found the first Litolff disc delightful, and this new release is just as captivating.
Litolff: Concerto Symphonique in E flat, Op 45: Finale (Allegro vivace) [7'38]
www.hyperion-records.co.uk /composer_page.asp?name=litolff   (132 words)

  
 Re: HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF
In Reply to: Re: HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF by jackie l poteet
I did have an answer from a Georges Litolff in Alsace saying all the Litolff's were either cousins or brothers, but he has not gotten back to me as of yet.
I think he was my great grandfather, Fredrick Thomas Litolff born in London, England, but that is as far back as I can get.
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 LITOLFF, Henry Charles :Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of composers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1846 he made a friend of Gottfried Meyer, the music publisher.
After Meyer's death in 1849 Litolff became a citizen of Brunswick; he succeeded in divorcing his wife, married Meyer's widow and took control of Meyer's publishing firm, changing its name to his own.
He divorced his second wife in 1858 and went to Paris, where he settled for the rest of his life.
www.musicweb.uk.net /Classpedia/Litolff.htm   (223 words)

  
 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Scherzo
Robert Schumann remarked of them, "How is gravity to clothe itself if jest goes about in dark veils?"
The only piece by Henry Charles Litolff performed with any regularity is a scherzo for piano and orchestra (though it is a movement from the fourth (of five) Concerti Symphonique rather than a single-movement piece per se).
An unrelated use of the word in music is in light-hearted madrigals of the renaissance period, which were often called scherzi musicali.
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 VARIATIONS Sound Recording ajd8194   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
4 in D minor / Henry Charles Litolff.
Litolff, Concerto Symphonique No.2 in B Minor, Op.22
Litolff, Concerto Symphonique No.4 in D Minor, Op.102
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 Classical Net Review - Brahms/Franck/Litolff - Piano Concerto #1/Symphonic Variations/Concerto symphonique #4
Henry Charles Litolff: Concerto symphonique #4 - Scherzo *
Litolff wrote a nearly perfect work in this scherzo movement - a toy of moving parts, where everything operates beautifully together, like a fine timepiece.
I've never heard a bad performance of it, so therefore one recommends one over another with difficulty.
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 Quadraphonic Discography "Classical Recordings - C"
CHARLES GOUNOD: Fantasy on the Russian National Hymn, for Piano & Orchestra (Dosse, Landau/Westphalian Symphony) QCE-31090* (QS) MIHALY MOSONYI: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra.
HENRY WIENIAWSKI: Romance from Violin Concerto No. 2.
DIETRICH BUXTEHUIDE: Toccata & Fugue in F. HENRY PURCELL: Fanfare in G: Trumpet Tune "Bonduca"; Ayre in G; Rigaudon; Voluntary in C. KREBS: Fugue in B.A.C,H. BANCHIRI: Dialog per Orguno.
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 HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF
Born in London 7 Aug.1818,, son of Martin Louis Litolff an Alastain dancer and wife Sophie Hayes, a Scotswoman.
That is all the information I have and I am trying to locte more
Re: HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF jackie l poteet 8/29/99
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 Rachmaninov, Dohnanyi, Litolff CBC SMCD 5052 [IL]: Classical Reviews- January 2002 MusicWeb(UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The exquisite and tuneful variations that follow are parodies of the styles of many composers particularly Brahms and Liszt and Ozolins and Bernardi entertain with lively, polished performances.
That Scherzo by Litolff is also engagingly played.
Interestingly the whole concerto from which it comes, Litolff’s Concerto Symphonique No. 4 (not No. 3 as published in this recording’s booklet!) can be heard on Hyperion CDA66889, together with Litolff’s Concerto Symphonique No. 2 featuring Peter Donohoe and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton.
www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2002/Jan02/Rach_Doh_Lit.htm   (430 words)

  
 Castle Classics Litolff, Henry Charles (1818-1891)
‘I found the first Litolff disc delightful, and this new release is just as captivating. Very warmly recommended’ (Fanfare)
J Brahms; C Franck; H C Litolff: Piano Concerto No.1. Symphonic Variations. Concerto symphonique - Clifford Curzon piano;; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Adrian Boult & George Szell, conductors
BRAHMS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 1, Op. 15; FRANCK Symphonic Variations; LITOLFF Concerto symphonique No 4, Op. 102 - Scherzo (Presto)
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 Encyclopedia: Index
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 ArkivMusic | The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 26 - Litolff /Donohoe, Et Al
The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 26 - Litolff /Donohoe, Et Al
Henry Litolff's delightful works for piano and orchestra published under the label "Concerto Symphonique" have not deserved their current neglect, and Hyperion's advocacy on their behalf represents one of many high points in its estimable "Romantic Piano Concerto" series.
A dedicated anti-monarchist, Litolff composed his Third Concerto Symphonique in order to express his gratitude to the people of the Netherlands for providing a refuge after his escape from an English jail.
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 ArkivMusic | Original Masters - Clifford Curzon
Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, César Franck, Henry Charles Litolff,
An awkward side join results in a noticeable drop in pitch at 4:56 during the Emperor's first movement.
Curzon's poetic, effervescent accounts of the Franck Variations Symphonique and Litolff Scherzo have long held forth as catalog favorites--and probably always will.
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 Arts - Music - Composition - Composers - L - Litolff, Henry Charles - Newsletter - News - Reviews - Education - Ratings
Henry Charles Litolff Classical Composers Database How would you want me to change this website?
Buy used, new, rare and out-of-print books by Charles Henry.
Litolff Recently two enthusiastic Friends of the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Richard and Kay Heath of Pinchbeck, renewed my acquaintance with this delightful music after they had heard it on Classic FM.
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 90.5 Classical - from WKAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Charles Avison: Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D (after D. Scarlatti)
Henry Purcell: March & Gigue from the Suite for Trumpet & Organ; Trumpet Tune in D
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Air, March & Hornpipe from the incidental music for the play, "The Married Beau"
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 Litolff, Henry Charles: L at Canadian Content   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Additional Information: English-born French composer Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891) is chiefly remembered for his four piano concertos, the concertos symphonique.
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