Henry Charles Litolff
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Henry Charles Litolff (b. August 7, 1818, London; d. August 5, 1891, Bois-Colombes near Paris) was a keyboard virtuoso and composer of Romantic music. The only piece by Litolff which is still heard regularly is a scherzo for piano and orchestra. Although the scherzo is now played in its own right, it was originally the second movement of Litolff's Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102.
His most notable works were the four Concertos Symphoniques, essentially symphonies with piano obbligato. Number 1 is lost; the others are:
- Concerto Symphonique No. 2 in B minor, Op. 22 (1844)
- Concerto Symphonique No. 3 in E flat, Op. 45 (c.1846)
- Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102 (c.1852)
- Concerto Symphonique No. 5 in B minor, Op. 123 (c.1867)
Litolff was also admired by Liszt to the extent that Liszt dedicated his own Concerto No.1 to Litolff.
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