Severin Eisenberger

Severin Eisenberger (1879-1945) was a Polish-born concert pianist and teacher.

Eisenberger was a student of Heinrich Ehrlich in Berlin and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. After settling in the United States, he taught at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

Several CD recordings of Eisenberger's playing have been released by Pearl and Arbiter records, including performances of the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor and the Chopin 2nd Piano Concerto in F minor (recorded circa 1938). Allan Evans calls Eisenberger "a distant figure who once was among the commanding keyboard masters to perform throughout Central Europe and the United States."

A number of Eisenberger's pupils achieved distinguished careers as concert pianists and teachers, including Vivien Harvey Slater, who championed the music of Leschetizky's teacher, Carl Czerny, and recorded four LP records of Czerny's piano music for Musical Heritage Society.

Eisenberger's daughter was Agnes Eisenberger, concert artist manager, and editor of "The Brahms Notebooks".

External links

* [http://www.arbiterrecords.com/musicresourcecenter/eisenberger.html Allan Evans' article on Eisenberger at Arbiter Records]