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Jörg Demus

Austrian pianist

Jörg Wolfgang Demus (2 December 1928 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian classical pianist who appeared internationally and made many recordings. He was also a composer and a lecturer at music academies. In composition and playing, he focused on chamber music and lieder. He played with singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, as a piano duo with Paul Badura-Skoda, and with string players such as Josef Suk and Antonio Janigro. Demus was instrumental in bringing the historic fortepiano to concert podiums. He was a member of the Legion of Honour, among many awards. He is regarded as one of the leading Austrian pianists of the immediate post-World War II era.

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Works

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  • Abendglocken
  • Der Tor und der Tod
  • Der Tor und der Tod: Erster Aufzug
  • Der Tor und der Tod: Zweiter Aufzug
  • Elégie (d'apres Verlaine) pour violoncelle et piano
  • La voix de Verlaine, op. 51
  • Prière pour violoncelle et piano
  • Préludes Spirituels: gis-Moll (L'Ange gardien)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 35 “Il tramonto”
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 35 “Il tramonto”: I. Il tramonto
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 35 “Il tramonto”: II. Chant d’automne
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 35 “Il tramonto”: III. Valse
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 35 “Il tramonto”: IV. Le vol d’oiseaux
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”: I. Le muguet
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”: II. Conte des feés
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”: III. Chez les nains
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”: IV. Nocturne
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 48 “Sonate sylvestre”: V. Le passereau
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”: I. Elegie
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”: II. Scherzo phantasque
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”: III. Nocturne
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 7 “Gahberg Sonata”: IV. Final
  • Sonate poetique, op. 8: III. Hommage
  • Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
  • Trio du Poitou, op. 17
  • Trio du Poitou, op. 17: Adieux hiver… Bonjour printemps!
  • Trio du Poitou, op. 17: La charante (Barcarolle)
  • Trio du Poitou, op. 17: Les Tournesols (Variations)
  • Trio du Poitou, op. 17: Nuit d'Etoiles (Nocturne)
  • Une allée du Luxembourg