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Wolfgang Eduard Schneiderhan (born May 28, 1915) is a classical violinist. Jump to: navigation, search May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Classical music is generally thought of as sophisticated and refined; it may stem from a regional tradition, but aspires to universal form of communication. ... Jump to: navigation, search Violin The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ...


He was born in Vienna, studied there, and in 1926 made his debut in Copenhagen playing the Mendelssohn violin concerto. He was concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1933 to 1937, and later led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He formed a string quartet, played in a piano trio with Edwin Fischer and Enrico Mainardi, and became known as a soloist. He held teaching posts in Salzburg, Vienna and Lucerne. Jump to: navigation, search Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the age of thirty Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known simply as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer of the early Romantic period. ... Felix Mendelssohns Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. ... Categories: Musical group stubs | Austrian orchestras ... The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) is the best known orchestra in Austria and one of the best ensembles in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, almost always a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. ... Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2003) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... Jump to: navigation, search Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...


Schneiderhan was the husband of the soprano Irmgard Seefried. Jump to: navigation, search Look up Soprano on Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i. ...


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Wolfgang Schneiderhan plays = BRAHMS Violin Concerto (rec. 1940) and BACH Chaconne (rec. 1947) - Wolfgang ... (391 words)
As in DGG's recent 5-CD boxed set of Wolfgang Schneiderhan's (mostly) 1950s recordings in the yellow label’s Original Masters series, this new release from the upscale Japanese Opus KURA label shows how great musical results can be obtained with entirely noble and straightforward means.
His ability to float a phrase high in the lyrical stratosphere is quite extraordinary, as is his command, poise and intonation in fiendishly difficult fast passages.
The first movement cadenza, by Schneiderhan’s teacher Julius Winkler, is the same as that the soloist used in his 1953 recording for DGG, with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Paul van Kempen.
Wolfgang Schneiderhan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (116 words)
Wolfgang Eduard Schneiderhan (born May 28, 1915) is a classical violinist.
He was born in Vienna, studied there, and in 1926 made his debut in Copenhagen playing the Mendelssohn violin concerto.
Schneiderhan was the husband of the soprano Irmgard Seefried.
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