Braydeston Press Qui Vive!

Braydeston Press

Qui Vive!

Wilhelm Ganz (1833 1914) Was A German Musician Who Escaped From The Continent In 1848 And Spent The Rest Of His Life In London. As A Violinist And Conductor, He Worked Alongside Berlioz And Wagner, And Held A Singing Professorship At The Guildhall School Of Music. Despite Being Well Regarded In His Lifetime, His Compositional Work Has Largely Fallen Into Obscurity Over The Last Century.

Ganz's Op.12 Is Qui Vive (C.1860 70): Inspired By The Galop, A Lively Country Dance, But Intended For Concert Performance. It Is Scored For A Piano Duet, And Keeps The Pianists Entertained By Modulating Several Times Through Closely Linked Keys, Based Around Eb Major.