Adele aus der Ohe, born 11th of February, 1861, in Hanover, Germany. She was something of a child prodigy and was favoured to be selected as a pupil of Franz Liszt, with whom she studied for seven years. She was also a friend of Tchaikovsky, being one of his 'chosen' for performing his piano works. Ohe lived and worked in the United States for quite some time, eventually returning to Germany, and dying there.
Her compositions are not plentifully found in performance, so this little item is rather a jewel. Not just that it represents her... but, delightfully, brings us to a pianist who is a jobbing musician, available for weddings, soundtracks, exams, rehearsals of ballet and opera... and who likes to perform composers that "many promoters and labels overlook as they are not commercial." Thank you, Phillip Sear. Living in southern England, regularly posting on his Tubular channel, and now being added to my subscribed list!
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