Ernst Von Dohnnyi - 9780253341037

Ernst Von DohnnyiA Song of Life\nAuthor(s): Ilona Von Dohnanyi, James A. Grymes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Indiana University Press, United States\nImprint: Indiana University Press\nISBN-13: 9780253341037, 978-0253341037\nSynopsis\n\"" . . . a rare kind of biography and autobiography: a clear and elegant exposition of fact, as well as a humane portrait of a great piano virtuoso, composer, teacher, and democratic soul, as told to and seen through the eyes of one close to him.\"" Mark Mitchell\n Ernst von Dohnnyi [tel] was one of the most highly respected musicians of his time. The young Dohnnyi enjoyed an international prestige that brought him into contact with such 19th-century masters as Johannes Brahms and Eugne d'Albert. He is remembered for his technique and interpretive skills as a pianist and conductor, as well as for the masterpieces he composed for piano, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. As a teacher and administrator, Dohnnyi was responsible for the training of an entire.