Julius (Jules) Schulhoff (1825 – 1898) was a Bohemian
pianist and composer of Jewish birth. As a composer, he
was best known for his virtuosic salon pieces for solo
piano, which included a grand sonata in F minor, twelve
études, and various caprices, impromptus, waltzes, and
mazurkas. He was born in Prague, where he began
studying piano with Kisch and Ignaz Amadeus Tedesco and
also trained in music theory with Václav Tomášek. He
made his debut at Dresden in 1842 and soon afterwards
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Julius (Jules) Schulhoff (1825 – 1898) was a Bohemian
pianist and composer of Jewish birth. As a composer, he
was best known for his virtuosic salon pieces for solo
piano, which included a grand sonata in F minor, twelve
études, and various caprices, impromptus, waltzes, and
mazurkas. He was born in Prague, where he began
studying piano with Kisch and Ignaz Amadeus Tedesco and
also trained in music theory with Václav Tomášek. He
made his debut at Dresden in 1842 and soon afterwards
appeared at the Leipzig Gewandhaus. Moving to Paris
shortly afterwards, he met Frédéric Chopin, who
encouraged him in his bid to become an established
professional pianist. The concerts that Schulhoff gave
at Chopin's suggestion were greeted with such acclaim
that he embarked on a long tour through France and to
London, continuing his travels through Spain (1851) and
Russia (1853).
After this tour he returned to Paris, where he devoted
himself entirely to composition and teaching. He
continued as a piano teacher when he settled in Dresden
in 1870 and later moved to Berlin in 1897. He died in
Berlin in 1898, aged 72. He was the great-uncle of the
20th-century composer Erwin Schulhoff.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Schulhoff).
Although originally composed for Solo Piano, I created
this Interpretation of the Grande Valse Brillante (Op.
20 No. 2) for Woodwind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Bb
Clarinet, French Horn & Bassoon).
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