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Dirk Schäfer

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Dirk Schäfer (1931)

Dirk Schäfer (Rotterdam November 25, 1873 – Amsterdam February 16, 1931) was a Dutch concert pianist and composer.[1][2][3] His compositions include piano pieces ("Sonate Inaugurale" Op. 9) and chamber music, such as his distinctly Brahmsian piano quintet in D flat (Opus 5) and his sonatas for violin and piano, Op. 11. He also wrote a "Javanese Rhapsody". He recorded performances of works by Chopin and Francois Couperin[4] before his death.

References

  1. ^ de La Grange, Henry-Louis (2008). Gustav Mahler: Volume 4: A New Life Cut Short (1907–1911). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 541.
  2. ^ van Hout, Aukje (2022). Gedenk te leven: Johan de Meester en het literaire veld van 1900–1920. Hilversum: Verloren. p. 126.
  3. ^ Kirby, F. E. (1995). Music for Piano: A Short History. Pompton Plains, NJ: Amadeus Press. p. 340.
  4. ^ Label of English Columbia DHX 12, 78 RPM record