Wolff, Édouard 1816 - 1880
Author: Ueda, Yasushi
Last updated：May 13, 2011
Author: Ueda, Yasushi
Author : Kanazawa, Osamu
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Author : Kanazawa, Osamu
Édouard Wolff was a pianist-composer, also from Poland like Chopin, who studied with Józef Elsner in Warsaw and Wenzel Würfel in Vienna before moving to Paris. His sister, Regina, was the mother of the renowned violinist Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880). Wolff was one of Chopin's close associates, and while there was significant mutual influence, their shared origins and careers led to even greater commonalities, allowing their relationship to be likened to light and shadow. Wolff moved to Paris in 1835. In later years, Wolff became Chabrier's piano teacher, and the abrupt modulations and developments occasionally seen in his works foreshadow Chabrier's style. He composed 333 piano pieces with opus numbers, in addition to many works without opus numbers.
Works(254)
Piano Solo (29)
scherzo (3)
etude (10)
Vingt-quatre Études en forme de préludes dans tous la tons majeurs et mineurs Op.20
Composed in: 1840 Playing time: 40 min 00 sec
inpromptu (4)
fantasy (25)
mazurka (6)
waltz (28)
borello (4)
nocturne (12)
caprice (5)
barcarolle (3)
divertimento (6)
march (3)
character pieces (15)
Various works (35)
Piano Ensemble (6)
pieces (4)
fantasy (12)
divertimento (2)
character pieces (2)
Paraphrase (42)
Various works (8)