Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942) was a Czech composer and pianist who included early Jazz influences in his lively compositions. His music was branded entartete Kunst by the Nazi regime. He was deported to a concentration camp, and died in 1942 at the age of 48 years.
His work deserve a wider attention. As a start you will find here videos of
performances of his work. The videos below are grouped in an
Erwin Schulhoff playlist.
Esquisses de Jazz (for piano, 1927)
Buy CD:
Schulhoff: Concertos Alla Jazz
(Andreas Delfs, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, 1996)
- Rag
- Boston
- Tango
- Blues:
Schulhoff (1928)
- Charleston:
Schulhoff (1928)
- Black Bottom
- Fox à la Hawaï
5 Ètudes de Jazz (for piano, 1926)
- Charleston
- Blues:
"kaki0genkin" (2008)
- Chanson
- Tango
- Toccata sur le Shimmy "Kitten on the keys" de Zez Confrey
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