Brothers Ludwig Philipp (1847-1917) and Theophil Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) were born in Szamotuły (Poland), which was part of Prussia at the time. While Philipp became a lecturer in Theory and Composition at the Academy, where he had studied, Xaver travelled around the world as a concert pianist. In this episode, we will tell a bit more about these active brothers.
Playlist
1. Philipp Scharwenka: Capriccio for cello and piano opus 98 no.2, Caprice slave
– Charles Medlam, cello and James Lisney, piano (members of the Romantic Chamber Group of London)
2. Philipp Scharwenka: 4 bagatelles op. 39
a. No. 1 Promenade
b. No. 2 Air de danse
c. No. 3 Chant sans paroles
d. No. 4 Tarantelle
– Luis Pipa, piano
3. Xaver Scharwenka: Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello op. 37 in F major
a. Allegro moderato
b. Adagio
c. Allegro vivace
d. Allegro con fuoco
– Seta Tanyel, piano; Levon Chilingirian, violin; Ivo-Jan van der Werff, viola and Garbis Atmacayan, cello
Picture: Philipp and Xaver Scharwenka (C. Bratsch,Berlin) c. 1890
