Franz Bendel

Franz Bendel (23 March 1833 – 3 July 1874) was a German Bohemian pianist, composer, and teacher.

Bendel was born in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire. He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar. From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto.

Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour. He was aged 41.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1833 (Prague), Died July 3, 1874 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 1508 Not documented Nov. 1920 La gondola E. Robert Schmitz Piano solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bendel, Franz," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106329.

Bendel, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106329.

"Bendel, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106329

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