Thursday, April 13, 2023

April 13 - William Sterndale Bennett (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for April 13th may be found here: William Sterndale Bennett (2020), Howard Keel (2019), Frederic Rzewski (2021), and Félicien David (2022)

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William Sterndale Bennett (13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875) was an extraordinarily talented musician, admired and befriended by Mendelssohn and Schumann, whose natural caution prevented the full blossoming of his gifts.  He was also important as a pianist, educator, and musical administrator. A few of his piano pieces and several songs still cling to the most precarious of footholds in the repertoire.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peas in a Pod


Few will have opinions when it

Comes to William Sterndale Bennett,

But those who do, when said and done,

Will think the same of Mendelssohn.

 

 

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