Walter Rehberg

Walter Rehberg (14 May 1900 in Geneva - 24 October 1957) was a Swiss concert pianist, composer and writer on musical subjects who was particularly active from the 1920s to 1950s.

Walter Rehberg came from a line of notable pianists. His grandfather was Friedrich Rehberg, a distinguished pianist, and his father Willy Rehberg (1863-1937). Walter studied under his father at Hoch's Conservatory, Frankfurt, and at the High School for music at Mannheim. He later received tuition from Eugen d'Albert. By 1924 he had composed piano sonatas, a violin sonata and other piano pieces. During the 1930s he made recordings for Polydor/Brunswick records.

Recordings (by 1936), Polydor numbers

*Liszt, Rhapsodie Espagnole, PD-95044-5
*Liszt, Sonetta del Petrarca 104, PD-95045
*Liszt, Ave Maria (Grove's no 33), PD-95043
*Liszt, Eglogue, Annees de Pelerinage 1st yr no 7, PD-25138
*Liszt-Schubert, Valse-Caprice, Soirees de Vienne Set 1 no 6, PD-24993
*Liszt, Consolation no 3, PD-95042
*Chopin, Polonaise-Fantaisie op 61, PD-25137-8
*Brahms, Rhapsody B minor op 79 no 1, PD-90015
*Brahms, Rhapsody G minor op 79 no 3, PD-90016
*Brahms, Waltzes (selection), op 39, PD-25192
*Schubert, Piano Sonata no 11 G major (op 78) 3rd movt, PD-95049
*Schubert, 'Wanderer' Fantasia, C major op 15, PD-95047-9
*Schubert, Impromptu no 3 G major op 90 no 3, PD-95072
*Schubert, Moment musical op 94 no 3, PD-95072
*Schumann, Fantasia C major op 17, PD-95039-42
*Grieg, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, PD-24989
*Grieg, To Spring/Mendelssohn, Spring song, PD-27229
*Sinding, Rustle of Spring, PD-24989
*Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C sharp minor, PD-27229

Writings

* "G.F. Händel: Auswahl aus seinen Klavierwerken. Instruktive Ausgabe" (Cotta, Stuttgart 1930).

Soon after the second war he published four biographical and musical studies, co-authored with Paula Rehberg.
* "Franz Schubert, sein Leben und Werk" (Artemis-Verlag, Zurich 1946)
* "Johannes Brahms, sein Leben und Werk" (Artemis-Verlag, Zurich 1947)
* "Frédéric Chopin, sein Leben und sein Werk" (Artemis-Verlag, Zurich 1949)
* "Robert Schumann, sein Leben und sein Werk" (Artemis-Verlag, Zurich & Stuttgart 1954)

Sources

*R.D. Darrell, "Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music" (New York 1936)
*A. Eaglefield-Hull, "Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians" (Dent, London 1924)
*W. & P. Rehberg, works.

External links

* [http://www.zb.unizh.ch/SONDERSA/MUSIK/rehberg/rehberg.htm Nachlass Walter Rehberg] - Archives at Zentralbibliothek Zürich