Dornroeschen = The sleeping beauty, op. 140
Op. 140
Franz Bendel 1833–1874
Op. 140
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Themes & character
Sleeping Beauty·Fairy tale subject·Liszt's pupil·Descriptive writing
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- Catalogue
- Op. 140
About the piece
Sleeping Beauty, by Franz Bendel, a Bohemian pianist who studied with Liszt at Weimar and settled in Berlin as a teacher and performer.
Fairy tale subjects were popular material for the descriptive salon piece, offering a narrative shape the listener already knew and a licence for atmospheric writing.
The composer
Franz Bendel
1833–1874
Franz Bendel was a German Bohemian pianist, composer, and teacher.
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