Henry Holden Huss
Henry Holden Huss (born June 21, 1862 in Newark , New Jersey , † September 17, 1953 in New York City ) was an American composer .
Huss studied with Otis Bardwell Boise and until 1885 in Munich with Joseph Rheinberger . He then lived as a concert pianist and music teacher in New York , where he taught at the Masters School from 1897 to 1932.
His Ave Maria for solos, choir, strings, organ and harp became famous . In addition, Huss composed a rhapsody for piano and orchestra, a piano concerto, a violin concerto, orchestral pieces, two string quartets, a violin and a cello sonata, piano pieces, choirs and songs .
Discography
Huss is largely unknown in Europe. He became known to lovers of romantic piano concertos when he published a piano concerto in 1997 in the Hyperion series "The romantic piano concerto" (No. 4987378). On the occasion, Gramophone magazine wrote:
“The Huss Concerto is written on the grandest scale and makes great virtuoso demands on the performer (think of it as an American 'Brahms' concerto). Its lack of success is perhaps partly due to the mediocre pianistic talents of the composer; though he did play the work these performances were apparently sad occasions! "
Web links
- Literature by and about Henry Holden Huss in the catalog of the German National Library
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| SURNAME | Huss, Henry Holden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark (New Jersey) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1953 |
| Place of death | New York City |