Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst

Czech violinist, composer and violist

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 1812 – 8 October 1865) was a Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer. He was seen as the outstanding violinist of his time and one of Niccolò Paganini's greatest successors. He contributed to polyphonic playing and discovered new ways to compose polyphonic violin music. His most famous, and technically difficult, compositions include the sixth of his Polyphonic Studies "Die letzte Rose", and Grand Caprice on Schubert's "Erlkönig".

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Works

2 Romances, op. 15
2 Romances, op. 15: No. 1. Allegretto molto cantabile
2 Romances, op. 15: No. 2. Agitato ma non allegro
3 Morceaux de salon, op. 25
3 Morceaux de salon, op. 25: No. 1. Allegretto
3 Morceaux de salon, op. 25: No. 2. Notturno. Andantino
3 Morceaux de salon, op. 25: No. 3. Allegro molto moderato
6 mehrstimmige Etüden
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 1. Rondino scherzo. Con Spirito
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 2. Allegretto
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 3. Terzetto. Allegro moderato e tranquillo
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 4. Allegro risoluto
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 5. Air de Ballet. Allegretto con giusto
6 mehrstimmige Etüden: No. 6. Die letzte Rose: Moderato
Airs hongrois variés, op. 22
Concertino in D major, op. 12
Fantasie Brillante sur la Marche et la Romance d’Otello de Rossini, op. 11
Grand Caprice sur « Le Roi des aulnes » de Franz Schubert, op. 26
Introduction & Elegy: II. Elegy (After H.W. Ernst)
Le Carnaval de Venise, op. 18
Moderato
Nocturne for Violin and Piano, op. 8, no. 2
Rondo Papageno, op. 20
Violin Concerto, op. 23 "Pathétique"
Élégie sur la mort d’un objet chéri, op. 10