Pfitzner/ Donath/ Grumbach - Little Elf of Christ Condition:New and he won the Geneva

and he won the Geneva International Pianists' Competition at age sixteen

The entire movement is a moto perpetuo

She has long been especially interested in fortepianos of the late 18th and early 19th century and nowadays she devotes her musical activity entirely to these

for which the best German composers of the late baroque period were famous

Demetrius - Nothing But the Music

Pfitzner/ Donath/ Grumbach - Little Elf of Christ Condition:New and he won the GenevaTo many contemporaries it might seem incomprehensible that Pfitzner had his poetic and musical masterpiece Palestrina followed by this slight fairy tale opera, whose libretto could scarcely satisfy higher artistic demands. Pfitzner was captivated by the cozy sphere, reminiscent of old picture books, of this typically German Christmas fable (in which also appear folklore figures like Knecht Ruprecht). The sound of Christmas bells and carols awakens in