TDCM: May 13th - Ernst von Dohnányi

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)

Bio

Dohnányi was born in the city of Pozsony in then Hungary, what is now Bratislava, Slovakia. He studied at the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music in Budapest under István Thomán, a famed student of Franz Liszt. He was a polished pianist and toured Europe and the US. He was heavily influenced by Brahms and d'Albert. He taught at the Berlin Hochschule, the Budapest Academy, and eventually was the Music Director of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Music

Symphony No. 1 in D minor

Symphony No. 2 in E major

Suite en valse for orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor

Ruralia hungarica for orchestra

Konzerstück in D major for Cello and orchestra

Six Pieces for Piano