Ignaz Moscheles: Allegro energico non troppo presto; No. 7 from 24 Studien Op. 70

The Czech pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870) was one of the most significant musicians of the 19th century. A friend of Beethoven, he was a major inpiration to Mendelssohn, and influenced the work of Schumann and Brahms. Like his friends Clementi and Cramer his work was rooted in the classical style, but his work sometimes displays a sober early-Romantic monumentality typical of Berlioz's choral works. The Op. 70 studies, written in 1825-6 are often ignored in favour of Moscheles' designated 'concert studies', but contain some fine music. They were dedicated to Dionys Weber, his teacher at the Prague Conservatory. Moscheles designated this study as being in the 'ancient style' (English translation) - a term used by composers of the time to denote studies that consciously used baroque ornamentation and techniques. It is to be played "with a bold and energeitic style of execution", and, as such, is very taxing. Alas, the sound compression used to make this video reduces the dynamic range a little, but I hope I have done enough to interest others in this neglected piece!
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Music

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• piano
• classical
• Czech
• Bohemian

[PSearPianist]

That's right. The influence on Brahms of the later classical-grounded composers such as Moscheles and Spohr cannot be underestimated.

[Babejuda]

This piece is interesting because of itself and also because it gives the understanding of later Mendelssohn and Brahms's Baroque-renditions and style-influences. Thanks for uploading.