Heinrich Lichner : Recollections of Beethoven, Rondo Op. 228

The German composer, conductor and organist Heinrich Lichner (1829-98) is best remembered for sonatinas and other teaching music for piano, some of which is still used today. There are one or two such pieces here on YouTube. His other work is less well known. The background to this piece is a bit of a mystery. Lichner would not have known Beethoven personally - he was born two years after Beethoven's death - and none of the themes used in the rondo register with me as being by Beethoven. If any viewer recognises any of them please let me know! The work seems like a pastiche of early period Beethoven, with a few glimpses of Beethoven's later style built in towards the end.

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[universoeterno1]

This piece must be difficult to play. You make it sound and by the way you play it so easy. What a delight! Thank you for posting it Mr. Sears.

[PSearPianist]

@universoeterno1 Thank you. It is not really difficult but requires reasonably strong fingers.

[ohyeah217]

very nice piece--and a lot of work! Are some of these pieces that you posted from an album called Student's Classics? I have this album and enjoy it very much---would like to hear more pieces from it, too!

[PSearPianist]

@ohyeah217 Indeed it is from that album, and I have posted pieces from the sister albums. It is an interesting source of music that was once popular in US but not necessarily so in UK, and the print is easy to read.

[christian2M]

Votre fan pour toujours.

[PSearPianist]

@christian2M Merci beaucoup!

[ohyeah217]

@PSearPianist that's good to know.... could you tell me the sister albums of which you speak???

[MrRicksStudio]

@dtscott13 I agree, it does remond me of that Rondo - not qoting the actual themes, but the textures and the way the themes are treated.

[PSearPianist]

@Runnerduck16 My pleasure!

[Runnerduck16]

thank you!