Previous posts for January 6th are here: Alexander Scriabin (2020), (2021), James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (2022), Max Bruch (2023), Alexander Scriabin (2024), and Alexander Scriabin (2025)
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Henri Herz (6 January 1803 – 5 January 1888) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile.
Hip Hooray for HH
Many critics found his piano style showy and shallow. Robert Schumann was among those who criticized it, but his wife Clara saw in it the praiseworthy quality that it could challenge a performer's interpretation. -- adapted from Wikipedia
Henri Herz, whose fingers glittered
Through compositions which were littered
With scales, arpeggios, and trills,
And other virtuosic thrills,
Never had it as his goal
To nourish the artistic soul,
But if you're seeking hot shot fun,
Henri Herz would be the one!
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