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Ignaz Bruell
Who
Ignaz Bruell · Arts & Literature
What
Pianist and composer
When
1846, Prostějov (Prossnitz), Moravia — 1907, Vienna, Austria
Where
Austria
Biography
Ignaz Bruell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pianist and composer
How & why
Ignaz Brüll was a Moravian-born pianist and composer active in Vienna, best remembered for his opera Das goldene Kreuz and for his career as a concert pianist. A close friend of Johannes Brahms, he often premiered Brahms's works in private piano performances. He was Jewish, born into a Jewish merchant family.
Sources & external links
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Pianist and composer
1846
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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