{"product_id":"schmidt-kolly-piano-album","title":"Karl-Andreas Kolly: Piano Album - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Album\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eKarl-Andreas Kolly\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eCapriccio\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e845221055268\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2024-02-16\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Franz Schmidt was not only a brilliant cellist, but also a gifted pianist who mastered almost the entire piano repertoire with ease. Nevertheless, he had a kind of love-hate relationship with the piano. His great love was the organ. However, this did not prevent him from writing numerous works for the left hand (Beethoven Variations, Piano Concerto in E-flat major, Quintets). All of these were commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein. For two-handed piano, on the other hand, Schmidt left behind only one composition. It is the melancholic Romance, which he dedicated to his English teacher Geoffrey Sephton in 1922. Karl-Andreas Kolly: 'The fact that I have nevertheless decided to set three of Franz Schmidt's organ works for piano has primarily to do with my great passion for his music. And also a little with my hope that in a piano version, his organ works could possibly reach an additional audience.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karl-Andreas Kolly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40625869127751,"sku":"44076801","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4289571-3144781_031173c4-31bf-4597-9f6f-11308de449b5.jpg?v=1712492481","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/schmidt-kolly-piano-album","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}