3 Airs allemannes, Op.124
Op. 124
Johann Peter Pixis 1788–1874
Op. 124
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Themes & character
German airs·Variation treatment·Familiar melodies·Salon format
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- Op. 124
About the piece
Three German airs treated in the variation manner that formed the staple output of the travelling virtuoso.
Pixis spent much of his career in Paris, where he was part of the circle around Chopin, who dedicated his Fantasy on Polish Airs to him.
The composer
Johann Peter Pixis
1788–1874
Johann Peter Pixis was a German pianist and composer, born in Mannheim. He lived in Vienna from 1808 to 1824, then in Paris to 1840, during which time he was among the city's most prominent pianists and composers, although he is almost entirely forgotten nowadays.
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