Short bio Stephen Heller
Birthday:
1813 in Pest, Hungary
Died:
1888 in Paris, France
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Stephen Heller
Stephen Heller was a Hungarian pianist, teacher, and composer who lived from 1813 to 1888. He is known as a post-romantic composer who wrote extensively for the piano, with over 150 works to his name. Heller was recognized for his ability as a composer and arranger who earned a modest living writing piano fantasies on popular music of the day , doing piano. He was also one of those 19th-century composers who wrote almost exclusively for their own instruments. Unlike other such composers who wrote predominantly for the virtuoso performer, Heller's works were designed for the accomplished amateur, being highly lyrical and expressive in character. Heller's first attempt at writing in larger forms was arrived at in his Op. 9 and his Composes Jean Paul: The Blumen-, Frucht-, Und Dornenstücke (Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces) is considered one of his most significant works. Overall, Heller was an accomplished composer and pianist whose music continues to be studied and performed today.
Compositions featuring Stephen Heller
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Variations on Schumann's "Warum" for piano, Op. 142 | 14:54 min | Keyboard | 1877 |
| 2 | Variations (21) on a theme by Beethoven, for piano, Op. 133 | 37:44 min | Keyboard | 1872 |
| 3 | Ständchen (3) for piano, Op. 131 | 12:42 min | Keyboard | 1870 |
| 4 | Preludes pour M'lle Lili, Pieces (32) for piano Op.119 | 32:21 min | Keyboard | 1867 |
| 5 | Lieder (7) for piano, Op. 120 | 18:15 min | Keyboard | 1867 |
| 6 | Nuits blanches, for piano, Op. 82 | 35:42 min | Keyboard | 1853 |
| 7 | Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano, Op. 1 | 10:21 min | Keyboard | 1829 |
| 8 | Variations brillantes on a Polish theme, for piano, Op. 5 | 16:11 min | Keyboard | 1829 |
| 9 | Tarantellas (2) for piano, Op. 85 | 5:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 10 | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81: No. 10, Arabesque, Très léger, Op. 89/10 | 1:26 min | Keyboard | - |
| 11 | Quatre Études sur Freischütz de Weber, Op. 127 | 15:42 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 12 | Rêverie de Gondolier, for piano, Op. 121/3 | 3:34 min | Keyboard | - |
| 13 | Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire d'après J.-J. Rousseau, Op. 101 | 8:48 min | Keyboard | - |
| 14 | Scènes d'Enfants, for piano, Op. 124 | 27:29 min | Keyboard | - |
| 15 | Spaziergänge Eines Einsam I for piano, Op. 78 | 17:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 16 | Sérénade, for piano, Op. 56 | 7:55 min | Keyboard | - |
| 17 | Preludes (20) for piano, Op. 150 | 33:42 min | Keyboard | - |
| 18 | The Mermaid, for piano | 2:45 min | Keyboard | - |
| 19 | Toccatina for piano, Op. 16/7 | 2:55 min | Keyboard | - |
| 20 | Traumbilder (6) for piano, Op. 79 | 10:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 21 | Variations (33) on a Theme of Beethoven for piano, Op. 130 | 18:06 min | Keyboard | - |
| 22 | Voyage autour de ma Chambre, Op. 140 | 10:26 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 23 | Waltz for piano, Op. 93/1 | 3:20 min | Keyboard | - |
| 24 | Études for piano "d'Expression & Rythme" | Keyboard | - | |
| 25 | Etudes (30) for Piano, in Fortschreiten-der Schwierigkeit Op. 46 | 25:17 min | Keyboard | - |
| 26 | Barcarolles (4), for piano, Op. 141 | 2:44 min | Keyboard | - |
| 27 | Caprice Brillant sur La Truite de Schubert, Op. 33 | 5:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Con moto for piano No. 5 in A major | 2:51 min | Keyboard | - |
| 29 | Conte, for piano, Op. 121/2 | 5:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 30 | Dans les Bois suite No. 3, Op. 136 | 21:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 31 | Dans les Bois, Nouvelle Série, Op. 128 | 24:10 min | Keyboard | - |
| 32 | Dans les Bois, Six Rêveries et Finale, for piano, Op. 86 | 24:29 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 33 | Drei deutsche Tänze (Three German Dances), for piano | 5:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 34 | Etude for piano in E flat major "The Hunt" | 3:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 35 | Etudes (25) for piano, Op. 47 | 42:59 min | Keyboard | - |
| 36 | Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 81 | 36:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 37 | Impromptus (2), for piano, Op. 129 | 11:08 min | Keyboard | - |
| 38 | In Festo Corporis Christi | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 39 | Intermèdes de Concert (2), Op. 135 | Keyboard | - | |
| 40 | La Chasse, Op. 29 (Étude Caractéristique) | 2:58 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 41 | Mazurka for piano in D flat major, Op. 148 | 1:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 42 | Melodische Etüden (25), for Piano, Op. 45 | 40:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 43 | Notenbuch für Klein und Gross, for piano, Op. 138 | 44:53 min | Keyboard | - |
| 44 | Polonaise, for piano, Op. 132/1 | 6:55 min | Keyboard | - |
| 45 | Polonaise, for piano, Op. 132/2 | 4:19 min | Keyboard | - |
| 46 | Ballades, for piano, Op. 121/1 | 4:24 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Stephen Heller
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Stephen Heller, Biliana Tzinlikova – Variations For Piano(CD, Album) | 2016 | Paladino Music |
| 2 |  |
Karl Czerny, Franz Liszt, Stephen Heller - Jean-Frédéric Neuburger – L'Art De Delier Les Doigts, Op.740(2×CD, Album) | 2007 | Mirare |
| 3 |  |
Stephen Heller - Andreas Meyer-Hermann – Late Piano Works(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1998 | cpo |
| 4 |  |
Stephen Heller, Marc Pantillon – Romantic Music For Piano (Promenades d'un Solitaire, op. 78 - Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire, op. 101 - Dans les Bois, op. 136 & op. 128)(CD, ) | 1998 | Claves |
| 5 |  |
Stephen Heller, Jean Martin – Nuits blanches • Préludes, Op. 119(CD, Album) | 1993 | Marco Polo |
| 6 |  |
Jean Martin / Frédéric Chopin - Stephen Heller - Jules Schulhoff - Génari Karganoff - Ignaz Moscheles - Claude Debussy - Karol Szymanowski - Alexander Scriabine – L'Art De La Mazurka | 1982 | Arion |
| 7 |  |
Stephen Heller, Gerhard Puchelt – Solarity Rambles, Op. 78 / Valses-Reveries, Op. 122/ Nocturne, Op. 103/ Tarantella In E-Minor, Op. 53/ 33 Variations On A Theme Of Beethoven, Op. 130(LP) | 1973 | Genesis |
| 8 |  |
Stephen Heller, Jean Martin – Preludes Opp. 81 And 150(CDr, Album, Reissue) | - | Marco Polo |
| 9 |  |
George Van Renesse, Stephen Heller – 4 Etudes(7", 45 RPM, Single) | - | CNR |
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