Short bio Xaver Scharwenka
Full biography Xaver Scharwenka
Xaver Scharwenka was a celebrated pianist and composer born in what is now Poland on January 6, 1850. He was born in the town of Samter and began his music career in earnest at the age of eight. He gave his first public piano recital at the age of sixteen, and quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso performer.
After studying in various European cities, Scharwenka eventually settled in Berlin, where he established himself as one of the foremost composers of his time. He was known for his melodic and virtuosic piano works, as well as his ambitious orchestral pieces and choral music.
Scharwenka's music is often categorized as being in the Romantic style, and is characterized by lush harmonies, sweeping melodies, and technically challenging passages. He also incorporated influences from Polish and Eastern European folk music into his compositions, giving his works a distinct and vibrant character.
Throughout his career, Scharwenka remained active as both a performer and a composer, traveling extensively and collaborating with other musicians and artists. He was highly regarded by his contemporaries, and his music was widely performed during his lifetime.
Although his popularity declined somewhat in the years following his death, Scharwenka's music has enjoyed a revival of interest in recent years, and is once again appreciated for its beauty, technical skill, and emotional depth. Today he is regarded as one of the most important composers of the Romantic era.
Compositions featuring Xaver Scharwenka
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klavierstücke (2), Op. 65 | 8:04 min | Keyboard | 189? |
| 2 | Symphony in C minor, Op. 60, ScharWV 121 | 41:21 min | Symphony | 1882 |
| 3 | Andante religioso, for orchestra (from Cello Sonata), Op. 46a, ScharWV 120 | 7:37 min | Orchestral | 1881 |
| 4 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 56 | 36:40 min | Concerto | 1881 |
| 5 | Sonatine for piano in E minor, Op. 52/1 | 10:54 min | Keyboard | 1880 |
| 6 | Polish Dances (4), for piano, Op. 47 | 13:34 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 7 | Romanzero, for piano, Op. 33 | 20:24 min | Keyboard | 1877 |
| 8 | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 | 19:12 min | Keyboard | 1871 |
| 9 | Overture for orchestra, ScharWV 123 | 9:20 min | Orchestral | 1869 |
| 10 | Polish National Dance for piano No. 15 in B flat major, Op. 3/15 | 3:07 min | Keyboard | - |
| 11 | Polish Dances (4), Op 58 | 21:30 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 12 | Polonaise for piano, Op 12/1 | 5:59 min | Keyboard | - |
| 13 | Polonaise for piano, Op. 42 | 5:07 min | Keyboard | - |
| 14 | Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op. 12 | 6:03 min | Keyboard | - |
| 15 | Scherzo for piano, Op 65/2 | Keyboard | - | |
| 16 | Scherzo in G major for piano, Op. 4 | 5:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 17 | Serenade for violin and piano, Op 70 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 18 | Sonata for cello in E Minor, Op 46a | 21:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Sonata for piano, No 2 in E flat, Op 36 | 25:30 min | Keyboard | - |
| 20 | Sonata for violin in D minor, Op 2 | 21:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Spanisches Ständchen, for piano No.1, Op. 63 | 4:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 22 | Theme and Variations for piano, Op. 48 | 20:01 min | Keyboard | - |
| 23 | Valse-Caprice in A major for piano, Op. 31 | 6:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 24 | Variations on a theme of C. H., for piano, Op 57 | 13:41 min | Keyboard | - |
| 25 | Waltzes (2) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 44 | 15:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 26 | Waltzes (6) for piano, Op 28 | 10:59 min | Keyboard | - |
| 27 | Mataswintha, overture for orchestra | 7:17 min | Orchestral | - |
| 28 | Barcarolle in E minor, Op. 14 | 7:05 min | Keyboard | - |
| 29 | Bilder aus dem Süden, for piano, 4-hands ("Te voglio bene assaje") Op. 39, | Keyboard | - | |
| 30 | Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op.32 | 28:50 min | Concerto | - |
| 31 | Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op 80 | 38:02 min | Concerto | - |
| 32 | Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 4 in F minor, Op. 82 | 40:26 min | Concerto | - |
| 33 | Eglantine Waltz for piano, Op 84 | 4:40 min | Keyboard | - |
| 34 | Erzählungen Am Klavier (Legends), for piano, Op 5 | 11:21 min | Keyboard | - |
| 35 | Im Freien, 5 tonbilder for piano, Op. 38 | Keyboard | - | |
| 36 | Impromptu in D major for piano, Op. 17 | 5:35 min | Keyboard | - |
| 37 | Polish National Dance for piano No. 8 in B flat minor, Op. 3/8 | 3:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 38 | Menuett for piano, Op 65/1 | Keyboard | - | |
| 39 | Piano Quartet in F major, Op. 37 | 38:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 45 | 37:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Piano Trio No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 | 25:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Pieces (2) (Novelette und Melodie), for piano, Op. 22 | 9:04 min | Keyboard | - |
| 43 | Pieces (3) for piano, Op 86 | 14:10 min | Keyboard | - |
| 44 | Polish Dances (2) for piano, Op 29 | 8:08 min | Keyboard | - |
| 45 | Polish Dances for piano, Op 3 | 15:06 min | Keyboard | - |
| 46 | Polish National Dance for piano No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 3/1 | 3:27 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Xaver Scharwenka
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi – Complete Piano Concertos(2×CD, Stereo) | 2014 | Chandos |
| 2 |  |
Tchaikovsky, Scharwenka, Joseph Moog – Tchaikovsky - Scharwenka Piano Sonatas | 2014 | Onyx (6) |
| 3 |  |
Franz Xaver Scharwenka – François Xavier Poizat, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz – Piano Concerto No. 4, Polish National Dances(CD, Album) | 2011 | Naxos |
| 4 |  |
Rubinstein, Scharwenka, Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern (3) – Piano Concerto No 4 In D Minor / Piano Concerto No 1 In B Flat Major | 2005 | Hyperion |
| 5 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka – Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Fifield – Symphony In C Minor, Op. 60 • Overture • Andante Religioso(CD, Album) | 2003 | Sterling (2) |
| 6 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel, Garbis Atmacayan, Colin Carr, Levon Chilingirian, Lydia Mordkovitch, Ivo-Jan Van Der Werff – The Complete Chamber Music Of Xaver Scharwenka | 2002 | Hyperion |
| 7 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel – Piano Music - 1(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2002 | Helios |
| 8 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (3), Laurence Jeanningros – Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 2(CD, Stereo) | 2001 | Centaur Records |
| 9 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Philipp Scharwenka, Kölner Klavier Duo – Music For Piano Duet(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2000 | Koch Schwann |
| 10 |  |
Paderewski, Scharwenka, Chopin – Chopin(CD, Compilation) | 1998 | Nimbus Records |
| 11 |  |
Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel, Radio Philharmonie Hannover Des NDR, Tadeusz Strugala – Piano Concerto No 2, Op 56 / Piano Concerto No 3, Op 80 | 1997 | Hyperion |
| 12 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel – Piano Music - 4 | 1996 | Collins Classics |
| 13 |  |
Scharwenka / Sauer / Stephen Hough, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster – Piano Concerto No 4 In F Minor • Piano Concerto No 1 In E Minor | 1995 | Hyperion |
| 14 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel, Lydia Mordkovitch, Colin Carr – Piano Trio No.1 / Cello Sonata / Violin Sonata / Serenade For Violin And Piano(CD, ) | 1995 | Collins Classics |
| 15 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Mily Balakirev, Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Piano Concertos - Earl Wild(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Élan Recordings |
| 16 |  |
Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel – Piano Quartet, Piano Trio No. 2(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1994 | Collins Classics |
| 17 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel – The Piano Works (Volume Three) | 1993 | Collins Classics |
| 18 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Seta Tanyel – The Piano Works Volume Two | 1993 | Collins Classics |
| 19 |  |
Moritz Moszkowski, Xaver Scharwenka – Piano Concerto In E-Major Op. 59 / Piano Concerto In C-Minor Op. 56(CD, Album) | 1992 | Turnabout |
| 20 |  |
Moszkowski, Scharwenka, Rubinstein, Thalberg, Michael Ponti – The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 3(2×CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1992 | VoxBox2 |
| 21 |  |
Scharwenka, Chopin, Seta Tanyel, The Philharmonia, Yuri Simonov, Carlo Rizzi – Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1(CD, Album) | 1991 | Collins Classics |
| 22 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka, Philipp Scharwenka, Robert Zimansky, Gordon Steel, Leonore Klinckerfuss – Sonata For Violin And Piano, Op. 2 | Sonata For Violin And Piano, Op. 110(LP) | 1975 | Genesis |
| 23 |  |
Liszt, Pugno, Scharwenka, Carreño, Paderewski, Pauer – Pugno, Scharwenka, Carreño, Paderewski, Pauer Spielen Liszt Am Steinway-Welte-Flügel | 1975 | ETERNA |
| 24 |  |
Xaver Scharwenka – Michael Ponti, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp – Piano Concerto No. 2 | 1971 | VOX (6) |
| 25 |  |
Raymond Lewenthal, The London Symphony Orchestra, Eleazar de Carvalho - Rubinstein • Scharwenka – Piano Concerto No. 4 / Concerto No. 2, C Minor (Finale) | 1970 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 26 |  |
Earl Wild, Boston Symphony / Erich Leinsdorf - Scharwenka / Balakireff / Medtner / d'Albert – Concerto No. 1, Op. 32 / Reminiscences Of Glinka's Opera "A Life For The Tsar" / Improvisation, Op. 31, No. 1 / Scherzo, Op. 16, No. 2 | 1969 | RCA Red Seal |
| 27 |  |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Vladimir De Pachmann, Manuel De Falla, Enrique Granados, Xaver Scharwenka, Frank Marshall (4) – Great Masters Of The Keyboard Volume IV(LP, Mono) | 1950 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 28 |  |
Fantasie Impromptu / Spanish Serenade(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Mono) | 1911 | Columbia |
| 29 |  |
Polish Dance Opus 3, No. 1 / Valse Brillante Opus 34, No. 1(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM) | 1911 | Columbia |
| 30 |  |
Emil Sauer, Stephan Raoul Pugno, Alfred Grünfeld, Franz Xaver Scharwenka – Bolero A-Moll, Op. 19, Etude Ges-Dur, Op.25 Nr. 9 (Chopin)/Nocturne Fis-Dur, Op. 15 Nr. 2 (Chopin)/Polonaise Cis-Moll, Op. 26 Nr. 1 (Chopin)/ Walzer As-Dur, Op. 42 (Chopin)(LP, 10" | - | Telefunken |
Videos featuring Xaver Scharwenka
Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: I. Moderato
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Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: I. Moderato · Michael Ponti
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
℗ 1992 Vox Box
Released on: 1992-01-01
Artist: Michael Ponti
Conductor: Hans Richard Stracke
Orchestra: Philhar
Michael Ponti Plays Four Short Piano Pieces by Xaver Scharwenka.
Normally I would write about this LP, but I realize no one reads this stuff. So enjoy the music.
Xaver Scharwenka Polish Dance
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Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No.4 in F minor, Op.82, François Xavier Poizat (piano)
Franz Xaver Scharwenka - Piano Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 82 François Xavier Poizat, piano, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (conductor)
1.Allegro patetico – 00:00
2.Intermezzo: Allegro molto tranquillo – 19:20
3.Lento mesto –
Michael Ponti plays Xaver Scharwenka's Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor (1971 Recording.)
Certainly the Polish pianist composer Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) is not a household name. Known more in his day for his playing, he composed a number of works including four piano concertos. In his time, these piano concertos were popular but they be
Mataswintha: Overture
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Mataswintha: Overture · Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Polish Dances - Mataswintha: Overture - Andante religioso
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-06-07
Conductor: Lukasz Borow
Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante · Michael Ponti
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
℗ 1992 Vox Box
Released on: 1992-01-01
Artist: Michael Ponti
Conductor: Hans Richard Stracke
Orchestra: Philhar
Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: III. Scherzo. Vivace
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Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: III. Scherzo. Vivace · Michael Ponti
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
℗ 1992 Vox Box
Released on: 1992-01-01
Artist: Michael Ponti
Conductor: Hans Richard Stracke
Orchestra
Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 46: II. Andante religioso (arr. for harp, organ and strings)
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Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 46: II. Andante religioso (arr. for harp, organ and strings) · Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Polish Dances - Mataswintha: Overture - Andante religio
Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor
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Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor · Francois Xavier Poizat
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Polish Dances - Mataswintha: Overture - Andante religioso
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-06-07
Artist:
Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: IV. Allegro deciso
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Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: IV. Allegro deciso · Michael Ponti
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
℗ 1992 Vox Box
Released on: 1992-01-01
Artist: Michael Ponti
Conductor: Hans Richard Stracke
Orchestra:
Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 8 in B-Flat Minor
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Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 8 in B-Flat Minor · Francois Xavier Poizat
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Polish Dances - Mataswintha: Overture - Andante religioso
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-06-07
Artist:
Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 15 in B-Flat Major
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Polish Dances, Op. 3: No. 15 in B-Flat Major · Francois Xavier Poizat
Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Polish Dances - Mataswintha: Overture - Andante religioso
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-06-07
Artist:
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