Composer

Xaver Scharwenka

German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924)

1850–1924

64 works and musical collections

Born: 1850
Died: 1924
Birthplace: Szamotuły
Place of death: Berlin
Citizenship / historical state: Kingdom of Prussia; Germany
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Xaver Scharwenka — German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924). Xaver Scharwenka was born in 1850 in Szamotuły. The recorded year of death is 1924; place of death: Berlin. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Kingdom of Prussia; Germany.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; conductor; pianist; musicologist; teacher; music arranger; music teacher
Teachers: Theodor Kullak
Career institutions / employers: Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory
Instruments played: piano
Genres: classical music; piano music
Languages used: English; German; Polish
VIAF ID: 66733848
ISNI: 0000000109820775
GND ID: 117110450
Library of Congress ID: no89017702
MusicBrainz ID: 9737c5c6-8613-4d38-81dc-07561a512bc7

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, strings, Timpani, Cello, violin
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 22

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
2 Polish Dances, Op.16	Catalogue / opus Op.16 Year composed ca.1873	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Theme and Variations, Op.57	Catalogue / opus Op.57 Year composed ca. 1881	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Polonaise, Op.7	Catalogue / opus Op.7	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Trio No.2 Op.45	Catalogue / opus Op.45	Piano violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3 Piano Pieces, Op.86	Catalogue / opus Op.86 Year composed 1913	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Polonaise in F minor, op. 42	Catalogue / opus op. 42 Key in title F minor	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballade, Op.8	Catalogue / opus Op.8	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nordisches, Op.21	Catalogue / opus Op.21 Year composed 1874 ca.	Piano Four Hands Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Concerto No.3, Op.80	Catalogue / opus Op.80 Year composed 1889	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Quartet, Op.37	Catalogue / opus Op.37 Year composed 1876	Piano Cello violin Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo, Op.4	Catalogue / opus Op.4	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dance Suite	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Polish Dance	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2 Ballads, Op.85	Catalogue / opus Op.85 Year composed 1912	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Barcarolle in E minor, Op.14	Catalogue / opus Op.14 Key in title E minor	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Impromptu in D major, op. 17	Catalogue / opus op. 17 Key in title D major	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 32	Catalogue / opus op. 32 Year composed 1873-74/1876 (revision) Key in title B-flat minor	strings Timpani Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2 Piano Pieces, Op.22	Catalogue / opus Op.22 Year composed ca. 1874	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano sonata no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 36	Catalogue / opus op. 36 Year composed 1878 Key in title E-flat major	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
16 Polish National Dances, Op.3	Catalogue / opus Op.3 Year composed 1869	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Polish National Dances, Op.47	Catalogue / opus Op.47	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2 Sonatinas, Op.52	Catalogue / opus Op.52	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tarantelle, Op.11	Catalogue / opus Op.11 Year composed ca.1872	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Thema und Variationen für Pianoforte, Op.48	Catalogue / opus Op.48	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5 Tonbilder, Op.38	Catalogue / opus Op.38 Year composed ca. 1878	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse Brillante, Op.13	Catalogue / opus Op.13 Year composed ca. 1873	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse-Impromptu, Op.30	Catalogue / opus Op.30 Year composed ca. 1875	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Eglantine Waltz, Op.84	Catalogue / opus Op.84	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2 Erzahlungen, Op.5	Catalogue / opus Op.5	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Master School of Piano Playing	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Piano Concerto No.2, Op.56	Catalogue / opus Op.56 Year composed 1879-1881	strings Timpani Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4 Polish Dances, Op.58	Catalogue / opus Op.58	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Zwei Polnische Tänze für Pianoforte, Op.40	Catalogue / opus Op.40	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Polnische Rhapsodie, op.76, nr.1	Catalogue / opus op.76, nr.1	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
4 Romanzero Stücke, Op.33	Catalogue / opus Op.33	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Symphonie in C moll für Orchester. Op. 60	Catalogue / opus Op. 60 Year composed 1882	strings Timpani Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse-caprice für das Pianoforte, op. 31	Catalogue / opus op. 31	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Walzer für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen, op. 44	Catalogue / opus op. 44	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ballerinnerungen, Op.54	Catalogue / opus Op.54	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6 Etudes and Preludes, Op.27	Catalogue / opus Op.27	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2 Merry Pieces, Op.87	Catalogue / opus Op.87 Year composed 1913	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Neuer Romanzero, Op.64	Catalogue / opus Op.64	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6 Album Stücke, Op.43	Catalogue / opus Op.43	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3 Polish Dances, Op.9	Catalogue / opus Op.9	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse-Caprice, Op.35	Catalogue / opus Op.35	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valse-Impromptu, Op.76, No.2	Catalogue / opus Op.76, No.2	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
6 Waltzes, Op.28	Catalogue / opus Op.28 Year composed ca.1875	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 66733848. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.