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WALTER REHBERG (GENEVA, 14 MAY, 1900 – ZÜRICH, 24 OCTOBER, 1957)

Walter Rehberg came from a line of notable pianists. His grandfather was Friedrich Rehberg, a distinguished pianist, and his father Willy Rehberg (1863–1937). Walter studied under his father at Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt, and at the University School of Music at Mannheim. He later received tuition from Eugen d’Albert. By 1924 he had composed piano sonatas, a violin sonata and other piano pieces.

TRACKLIST 

1. 2. Soirée de Vienne (Strauss-Grünfeld) No 6 in A minor Polydor 23745 2570 BH1, 2571 BH1
2. 4. Voices of Spring Op. 62 6 (Strauss-Bass) Polydor PO.5041 2572 BH1, 2573 BH1
3. 6. Rhapsodie Espagnole, S. 254 (Liszt) Polydor 95044 66162
4. 8. Les jeux d’eaux a la villa d’Este (Liszt) Polydor 47202, 47202, gr 7207 gr, gr 7208 gr
5. Sonetto del Petrarca no. 104 (Liszt) Polydor 95045bm 666 bm
6. Tanzstudien in B minor, in G Major (for the Jankó-Klavier) (Rehberg) Polydor 25195 334950 BH 8
7. Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance) (Weber) Polydor 47131 gr 7203 gr
8. 13. Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79, No. 1 (Brahms) Polydor 90016 142021 bk
9. 15. Faust Walzer (Gounod-Liszt) Polydor 95046 667 bm, 668 bm
10. 17. Frühlingsstimmen-Walzer (Strauss-Bass) Polydor 23737, 23737, 2672 BH, 2673 BH
11. 19. Ave Maria (G. 95) (Liszt) Polydor 95043, 95043, 659 bm, 660 bm
12. 21. Funérailles (from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses) (Liszt) Polydor 66183, 66183, 751 az, 752 az
13. 23. Frühlingsrauschen Op. 32, No. 3 (Sinding) Polydor 66378 64 bg
14. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Rehberg Fantasien über ein Thema von Verdi (1. Thema, 2. Scherzo. 3. Idylle 4. Marche grotesque 5. Elegie, 6. Valse) Polydor 24996, 25063 3351, 54 BH 8