August Winding

August Winding (24 March 183516 June 1899) was a Danish pianist, teacher and composer.

Life Early life and education August Henrik Winding was born in Tårs, near Sandby on the island of Lolland. His father was a clergyman who collected and arranged Danish folk songs, and also an excellent pianist who became his son's first music teacher. August's three brothers were equally highly musical, most of all his brother Peter Buonaventura who, despite his early death at the age of 16, had some of his works published. In 1847, August's parents sent the 12 year old to Copenhagen for musical education. He stayed there at the house of Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and was given piano lessons by Carl Reinecke until the latter's departure for Paris in 1848, and then by Anton Rée (1820–1886), who had been an acquaintance of Frédéric Chopin. He also was taught theory and composition by Niels Gade. In 1856 he went to Leipzig for further studies, and then had lessons with Alexander Dreyschock in Prague. 1. in C major: Poco Adagio, maestoso e con nobilità 2. in A minor: Allegro agitato ed affetuoso 3. in F major: Comodo 4. in D minor: Allegro risoluto e energico 5. in B major: Allegro non troppo. Giocoso, con allegrezza 6. in G minor: Moderato con fierezza 7. in E major: Andante innocente e tenero 8. in C minor: Presto impetuoso 9. in A major: Allegro non troppo con dolcezza 10. in F minor: Allegro moderato, poco agitato 11. in D major: Con moto. Soave e con grazia 12. in B minor: Andantino quasi Allegretto, Grave e mesto 13. in G major: Allegro vivace con calore e molt’ animato 14. in E minor: Presto furioso e con strepito 15. in B major: Allegretto tranquillo e dolce 16. in G minor: Allegretto dolente e malinconico 17. in E major: Moderato grazioso e con tenerezza 18. in C minor: Allegro energico e molt’ appassionato 19. in A major: Allegretto dolce e piacevole 20. in F minor: Andantino con duolo 21. in D major: Allegro con vivacità ed anima 22. in B minor: Adagio grave e lugubre 23. in G major: Allegro molto con gran vivacità 24. in E minor: Andante sostenuto, quasi una fantasia 25. Postludium in C major: Poco Adagio, maestoso e con nobilità. Three Pieces for the left hand (Capriccio, Canzonetta, Finale), Op 27 Kontraster (Thirteen Pieces), Op. 28 Sange ved Klaveret, Op. 30 (Four Pieces, Im Winter, Im Mai, Herbstlied, Sommergruss, dedicated to Theodor Kirchner) Four Etudes, Op. 31 Fra Unge Dage, Dandse, Marscher og Karakterstykker, for piano four hands, Op. 32, dedicated to Christian Barnekow Albumsblade (Three Pieces, dedicated to Bodil Neergaard, née Hartmann), Op. 33 Three Pieces (Toccata, Notturno, Etude), Op. 34 Four Etudes, Op 36 Idyller og Legender, for piano, Op. 37 Danserytmer i forskellig Stil (Nordisk Folkedans, Ländler, Valse, Giga), Op. 38 Minore e Maggiore (Six Pieces dedicated to Godfred Matthison- Hansen), Op. 40 Toccata, Op 43 Aus de Ersten Heimat, Op. 44 Aus Nah und Fern (Nine pieces), Op. 45 Albumblätter, Op 46 Aftenstemning, Op. 47 b Klaverstykker i Etudeform, Op. 48 Eight Studies, Op. 51 Aus der Kinderwelt, Fourteen little pieces for small hands, Op. 51 Four Studies, Op. 60 Humoreske (Den Vægelsindede) XXV Danske Folkeviser for Piano four hands Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in a major Cadenza for Mozart's Piano Concerto No 26 in d major Cadenza for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Transcription of ten chorale preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach Piano reduction of Niels Gade's cantata Baldurs drøm Songs, Romances, Lieder and Hymns (among others Songs for one voice and piano Op. 2, Op. 3, Op. 4, Op. 8, Op.14, Op. 47 a, and Op. 50, and Songs for Choir and Orchestra, Op. 12) Various other pieces for piano (two and four hands) (Frühlingsstimmung, Albumsblatt in E minor, Sonate facile et instructive, Valse-Impromptu, Ellen-Vals, Valse caractéristique, Romance et Valse mélancolique, Allegro non troppo)