Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)
Bio
Edward Alexander MacDowell was born in New York to parents of Scottish descent. He was trained in the violin and piano as a child and showed skill. He was admitted into the Paris Conservatory and then continued his studies at the Conservatory in Frankfurt. He impressed Franz Liszt there and his career began to flourish. He returned to the States and taught at Columbia University until his health broke.
Music
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor
Woodland Sketches
Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Indian"
Orchestral Suite No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 4 "Keltic"
Sea Pieces
Fireside Takes
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