Michał Bergson
Michał Bergson (aka Bereksohn) (born May 20, 1820 in Warsaw , † March 9, 1898 in London ) was a Polish pianist and composer .
Life
Bergson comes from an important Jewish family in Warsaw. He studied under Friedrich Schneider in Dessau and under Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen and Wilhelm Taubert in Berlin . In 1837/38 he corresponded with Robert Schumann . He then lived mostly in Paris and London . Around 1857 he married Catherine Lewinson (1830–1928) from Yorkshire and in 1863 became a professor at the Conservatory in Geneva , where he took over the management a few years later.
family
He had seven children, including the philosopher and Nobel laureate in literature Henri Bergson (1859–1941) and the occultist Moina Mathers b. Bergson (1865-1928).
Works (selection)
- op. 1: 4 Mazurkas for piano, Berlin: Schlesinger 1839
- op.10 (with Iwan Müller ): Grand Duo brilliant for clarinet and piano, Leipzig: Hofmeister 1844
- op. 21: Le Rhin (Rhine cruise). Morceau caractéristique for piano, Hamburg: Schuberth & Co. 1851
- op. 44: Un Orage dans les Lagunes. Sérénade vénitienne for piano, Leipzig: Hofmeister 1858
- op. 48: 2 mazurkas for piano, Hamburg: Böhme 1855
- op. 60: Les Caractéristiques. Etudes de Style et de Perfectionnement , Leipzig: Rieter-Biedermann 1865
- op. 60 12 nouvelles Etudes caractéristiques for piano, Leipzig: Rieter-Biedermann 1879
- op. 62: 12 Grandes Etudes for piano
- op. 65: Ecole du Méchanisme. Eléments de l'Art du Pianiste for piano, Schott: Mainz 1867
- Luisa di Montfort , opera (first performed in 1847)
- Salvator Rosa , opera
- Qui va à la chasse, perd sa place , operetta (1859)
literature
- Robert and Clara Schumann's correspondence with correspondents in Berlin 1832 to 1883 , ed. by Klaus Martin Kopitz , Eva Katharina Klein and Thomas Synofzik (= Schumann-Briefedition , Series II, Volume 17), Cologne: Dohr 2015, pp. 99-109, ISBN 978-3-86846-028-5
Web links
- Joseph Jacobs, Goodman Lipkind: BERGSON, MICHAEL. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- Biographical articles with pedigree on the website MyHeritage (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergson, Michał |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bereksohn, Michał |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1898 |
| Place of death | London |