Person · Moravian violinist, violist and composer
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Albums
17
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1814–1865
Origin
Austria
Biography
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 1812 – 8 October 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer. He was seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and one of Niccolò Paganini's greatest successors. He contributed to polyphonic playing and discovered new ways to compose polyphonic violin music. His most famous, and technically difficult, compositions include the sixth of his Polyphonic Studies "Die letzte Rose", and Grand Caprice on Schubert's "Erlkönig".
Discography
Violin Concerto / Violin Concerto No. 1
Opera Transcriptions
Midori Live at Carnegie Hall
Concerto Pathétique / Concertino
Havanaise et pièces classiques romantiques
Elegy, op. 10 / Othello Fantasy, op. 11 / 6 Studies for Solo Violin
Complete Music For Violin And Piano Volume One
Complete Music For Violin And Piano Volume Two
Complete Music, Volume Three
Complete Music, Volume Four
Erlkönig / Le Carnaval de Venise / Polyphonic Studies
Violino solo
The Last Rose of Summer
Complete Works, Volume Five
Reverie
Complete Works, Volume Six
Romantic Pieces for Violin