Charles Mayer: Méditation élégiaque, Op.335

Mayer (1799-1862) --- received his early musical education from his mother, followed by extended studies with John Field (1782-1837), with whom he continued to study after the family returned to Saint Petersburg after the Moscow fire of 1812. His first successful tour as a concert pianist in 1814 led him to Poland, Germany, Holland, and France, before he settled in Saint Petersburg in 1819. During another celebrated concert tour of 1845 he travelled through Scandinavia (where he became an honorary member of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm), Germany (Hamburg, Leipzig) and Austria (Vienna). Following the rise of Adolf von Henselt in Saint Petersburg, Mayer withdrew to Dresden in 1846, and died there.
Mayer was a busy and successful teacher who is supposed to have taught some 800 pupils in Saint Petersburg. He was reputed to have taken over the calm and musical (rather than virtuoso) technique established by Field. His most prominent pupils included the Russian pianist and composer Mikhail Glinka and Polish composer Filipina Brzezinska-Szymanowska. Mayer wrote almost exclusively for the piano, producing more than 350 works for the instrument.
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Thanks for listening :-)

[@olga_piano]

Consonant with my minor mood today. As always, excellent performance. Thanks.

[@mrsnegy6001]

Meditation for sure. Thank you.

[@eloisadomingo7960]

Es sorprendente, cada día una obra nueva y siempre una interpretación y ejecución insuperables. Nos descubres compositores, y obras y nos regalas tu maestría. Gracias.

[@hiromilevy9482]

300% agreed Es una milagro

[@grantveebeejay535]

I had not heard of Mayer. I can hear the Field and also Chopin. Strangely can also here where Glinka was influenced. Very clean and clear and somewhat simple but beautiful . Am intrigued and would like to hear more of his 349 works. Thanks for posting this.

[@lluisrafalessole-classical5068]

Excellent music 🎹🎶👏

[@user-wt9pv6yg1p]

❤💐👏 спасибо, выше всех похвал)

[@wolfgangberndt3481]

Wow, what a masterpiece! 👍

[@johnopalko5223]

Holy cow that was beautiful! Where was this composer hiding all my life?!?

[@valentina-hippe]

Wow! Es ist wunderschon! 🎶Danke👏

[@pietrolandri6081]

Charles Mayer is one of my favorite piano composers of that glorious era of virtuoso xix century Golden Age (with Czerny, Cramer, Moscheles, Thalberg, Mereaux, Le Couppay). Obviously everyone knows about stunning op 200 but I have listened to more pieces (often midi) yet possibly not even 10% maybe 5% of what he wrote. You added another brick in the wall.... Beautiful choice. Thanks

[@marikomariko3992]

PrestoMusic just released Charles Mayer: Jugendträume Op. 300; Jugendblüthen Op. 121 and I found out that Mayer was a student of John Field. 🤩

[@pietrolandri6081]

@@marikomariko3992 allelujah I'll buy this CD the soonest!

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[@mark80mark80]

This is extraordinaire thank you for the composer's background also

[@nelsonceballos1637]

Gracias💙

[@czernyiam8278]

Very great....

[@tonimikael]

So beautiful piece of music! And you played it sooooo... 😍😍😍

[@itatissauerpavicic8019]

🔝 💎💎💎

[@carmenaballi]

Muy bonito,

[@ananddhere4317]

❤😇

[@octaviocgsa]

Rather banal salon piece, to be honest.

[@mrsnegy6001]

It could be but still pretty, wouldn't you think?