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Difference between revisions of "Antonine Prczewalski"
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Handsome, small-time Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher from the 1897 German novel ''Der kraft-Mayr. Ein humoristischer musikanten-roman'' (''The forceful[?] Mayr. A humoristic musician novel'') by Ernst von Wolzogen (1855-1934). | Handsome, small-time Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher from the 1897 German novel ''Der kraft-Mayr. Ein humoristischer musikanten-roman'' (''The forceful[?] Mayr. A humoristic musician novel'') by Ernst von Wolzogen (1855-1934). | ||
| − | The novel is set in Berlin in 1879. | + | The novel is set in Berlin in 1879. Prczewalski is the friend of protagonist [[Florian Mayr]], but they get at odds over pretty music student Thekla. |
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"Finis Poloniae, | "Finis Poloniae, | ||
| − | Symphonic Poem by Antonine | + | Symphonic Poem by Antonine Prczewalski." |
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*[[Ilonka Badacs]] | *[[Ilonka Badacs]] | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
| − | *[https://archive.org/details/florianmayrderkr00wolziala 1914 English translation on Archive.org] | + | * [https://archive.org/details/florianmayrderkr00wolziala 1914 English translation on Archive.org] |
| − | *[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JV0uAAAAYAAJ 1897 novel in German on Archive.org] | + | * [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JV0uAAAAYAAJ 1897 novel in German on Archive.org] |
| − | [[Category:1897| | + | [[Category:1897|Prczewalski, Antonine]] |
| − | [[Category:Der kraft-Mayr| | + | [[Category:Der kraft-Mayr|Prczewalski, Antonine]] |
| − | [[Category:Fictional composers| | + | [[Category:Fictional composers|Prczewalski, Antonine]] |
| − | [[Category:Fictional classical pianists| | + | [[Category:Fictional classical pianists|Prczewalski, Antonine]] |
Latest revision as of 19:27, 9 March 2025
Handsome, small-time Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher from the 1897 German novel Der kraft-Mayr. Ein humoristischer musikanten-roman (The forceful[?] Mayr. A humoristic musician novel) by Ernst von Wolzogen (1855-1934).
The novel is set in Berlin in 1879. Prczewalski is the friend of protagonist Florian Mayr, but they get at odds over pretty music student Thekla.
"Finis Poloniae, Symphonic Poem by Antonine Prczewalski."
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The piece began with several bars for the strings alone in the highest possible position. But the high notes were not, as is customary, scored in the octave below, but were written out with innumerable strokes through the note-stems. Then Liszt sat down at the piano and, leaving out the illegible introduction, played more than half the manuscript through. The work proved to be a totally impossible, mawkish hodgepodge of sounds. At last Liszt angrily slammed the cover to and declared that he would not waste his time on this talentless fellow.
Real composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) makes an appearance in the novel.
