Description

ALFRED GRÜNFELD (PRAGUE, JULY 4, 1852 – VIENNA, JANUARY 4, 1924)

 

 

 

 

Grünfeld was born as the second of ten children in a family of a Jewish leather merchant Moses Grünfeld and his wife Regina, born Pick in Prague – New Town. He received his first music lessons at the age of four. Later he studied with Josef Krejčí at the Prague Conservatory and with Theodor Kullak and J. T. Hoyer at the New Academy of Music in Berlin. In 1873 he settled at Vienna, where he received the title of “Kammervirtuose”, and held a concert tour throughout Europe and the United States. During a visit to Germany Grünfeld was appointed court pianist to Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany. For his concert performances he received many titles, medals and decorations. From 1897 he was a professor at the Vienna Conservatory. His brother was musician Heinrich Grünfeld. His Viennese house is at Getreidemarkt 10, and has a plaque above the door, created by the Viennes sculptor Florian Josephu. His grave can be visited in the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

Mazurka Op. 20 Nr. 4 (Grünfeld) G&T 45590 15415L 30- 4-13

Menuett in G Op. 14 Nr. 1 (Paderewski) G&T 45562 14688u 5-09

Moment musical in Cis-Moll Op. 94 Nr. 4 (Schubert) G&T 45580 13102L 19-10-11

Nocturne in As-Dur Op. 32 (Chopin) G&T 045536  577m  19-10-11

Polka de Concert in F-Dur (Grünfeld) G&T 45556 13296u 1908

Polka de concert Nr. 3 in F-Dur (Grünfeld) G&T 45575 13097L 19-10-11

Romanze in Des-Dur Op. 42 (Grünfeld) G&T 45540 693r 05

Rosamunde Ballettmusik (Schubert, arr. Fischhof) G&T 45536 6713b 1905

Schlummerlied Op. 124 Nr. 16 (Schumann) G&T 45588 15413L 1913

Schubertlieder-Transkriptionen – Wohin und Forelle (Grünfeld) G&T 045506  466c 1905

Sérénade espagnole Op. 54 Nr. 4 (Grünfeld) G&T 45585 13847L 10- 5-12

Serenade in H-Dur Op 34 (Grünfeld) Gramophone 45570 15019b 25-10-10

Serenade in H-Dur Op. 32 (Grünfeld) G&T 45535 6710b 05

Serenade Napolitaine (A. Grünfeld) G&T 45549 10905u 6-07

Sérénade napolitaine Op 47 Nr 2 (Grünfeld) Gramophone 45571 15020b 25-10-10