Leó Weiner: Piano Concertino in E minor, Op. 15

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Leó Weiner (1885-1960)
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 15
I. Allegro amabile, quasi allegretto 0:00
II. Vivace - Allegro giocoso 10:10
Lajos Hernadi; piano
Hungarian State Orchestra
Tibor Polgar, conductor
Leó Weiner (1885 - 1960) was one of the leading Hungarian music educators of the first half of the twentieth century, and a composer. Weiner was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. His brother gave him his first music and piano lessons. As children, he and Fritz Reiner played piano four hands. Weiner later studied at the Academy of Music in Budapest, studying with János (Hans) Koessler. While there, he won numerous prizes, including the Franz Liszt Stipend, the Volkmann Prize and the Erkel Prize (all for one composition, his Serenade Op. 3); the Haynald Prize for his Agnus Dei; and the Schunda Prize for the Hungarian Fantasy for tárogató and cimbalom. In 1908 he was appointed music theory teacher at the Budapest Academy of Music, professor of composition in 1912 and professor of chamber music in 1920. In 1949 he retired as emeritus professor, but continued to teach until the end of his life. Among his many notable students were conductors Antal Doráti, Peter Erős, Béla Síki, and Georg Solti; violinist Tibor Varga; cellists Edmund Kurtz and János Starker; and pianist György Sebők. He died in Budapest.