Alexander Raab
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Alexander Raab (14 March 1882 – 2 October 1958) was a Hungarian-American pianist and distinguished piano teacher.
Alexander Raab was born in Győr (also known as Raab), Hungary. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory under Hans Schmitt (1835–1907), Robert Fuchs and Theodor Leschetizky and became acquainted with Johannes Brahms. He presented recitals with the violinist Jan Kubelík in England, Russia, Germany and France.
He immigrated to the US in 1915, and became Head of the Piano Department at Chicago Musical College, before moving to Berkeley, California, where he became esteemed as one of the best piano teachers on the West Coast.
He performed concertos with the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Vienna, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra. Leopold Godowsky dedicated his 1931 transcription of Adolf von Henselt’s Etude in F-sharp major (Si oiseau j'etais), Op. 2, No. 6, to Raab.
Alexander Raab’s piano students included Ernst Bacon, Vera Bradford, George J. Buelow, Muriel Kerr, Wanda Krasoff (who had been referred to Raab by Josef Hofmann), Mortimer Markoff, Sumner Marshall, Robert Owens, and Allan Willman. His pupils also studied under teachers such as Alfred Cortot, Nadia Boulanger, Rudolph Ganz, Percy Grainger, Ernest Hutcheson, and Paul Wells. See: List of music students by teacher: R to S#Alexander Raab.
He made a small number of early Duo-Art and Welte Mignon piano roll recordings, with music of Chopin (Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Funeral March), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor), Mozart, Brahms, and some salon pieces by minor composers. These recordings appear on CD alongside such distinguished names as Alfred Cortot, Guiomar Novaes, Ignaz Friedman, Arthur Friedheim, Vladimir de Pachmann, Ferruccio Busoni, Josef Hofmann and Harold Bauer.
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- Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, I. Adagio Sostenuto - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Johannes Brahms - Waltzes, Op. 39. XV. A major - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Frédéric Chopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9. II. Andante in E Flat Major - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Claude Debussy - Suite Bergamasque, CD 82 ; L.75, III. Clair de lune - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Pavane Op.50 - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46. I. Morning - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- George Frideric Handel - Largo From Xerxes - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II. Deh vieni alla finestra - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 11, K.331 ; K.300i, III. Alla Turca - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Maurice Ravel - Bolero - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Camille Saint-Saëns - The Swan - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Franz Schubert - Vier Impromptus, D.899; Op.90. III. Impromptu in G flat major - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15. VII. Traumerel (Dreaming) in F Major - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Adolf Schulz-Evler - Blue Danube Waltz - J.Strauss II - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71a. TH 35, iii. Waltz of Flowers - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Frédéric Chopin - Waltzes, Op. 64. I. Molto vivace in D flat major - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
- Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 In C Sharp Minor - Famous Romantic Classical Piano Works - Alexander Raab
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- WALTZ IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP. 64, NO. 2 - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN E MINOR, OP. 64: III. VALSE. ALLEGRO MODERATO - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- WALTZES, OP. 39: XV. A MAJOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- SERENADE FOR STRINGS IN C, OP. 48: VALSE. MODERATO. TEMPO DI VALSE - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- WALTZES, OP.64: II. TEMPO GIUSTO IN C SHARP MINOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- LA SOURCE, NAILA VALSE (ARR. BY ERNŐ DOHNÁNYI) - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- VALSES-CAPRICES D'APRES FRANCOIS SCHUBERT, S.427; LW.A131, ALLEGRO CON STREPITO IN A MINOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- 3 WALTZES, OP. 64, I. MOLTO VIVACE IN D FLAT MAJOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- VALSES NOBLES ET SENTIMENTALES, M. 61 - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- VALSE NONCHALANTE, OP. 110 - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- WALTZES, OP. 34, IV. VIVACE IN F MAJOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- VALSE MIGNONNE, OP. 104 - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- LA PLUS QUE LENTE; VALSE POUR PIANO, CD 128; L. 121 - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- WALTZ IN F MINOR - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- KAISER-WALZER, OP. 437 "EMPEROR WALTZ" - Waltz - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 30 IN E MAJOR, OP. 109: I. VIVACE MA NON TROPPO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 30 IN E MAJOR, OP. 109: II. PRESTISSIMO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 30 IN E MAJOR, OP. 109: III. GESANGVOLL, MIT INNIGSTER EMPFINDUNG - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 30 IN E MAJOR, OP. 109: III. GESANGVOLL, MIT INNIGSTER EMPFINDUNG - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 35: II. SCHERZO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 35: III. LENTO; MARCHE FUNEBRE & IV. PRESTO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 27 IN E MINOR, OP.90 - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA NO. 27 IN E MINOR, OP. 90: II. - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR OP. 58: I. ALLEGRO MAESTOSO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR OP. 58: II. SCHERZO MOLOTO VIVACE - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR OP. 58: III. LARGO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR OP. 58: IV. PRESTO MA NON TANTO - Piano Sonatas Vol. 1: Cortot, Raab, D'Albert & Bauer - Alexander Raab
- 4 Preludes in G Sharp Minor, Op. 22: 4 Preludes in G Sharp Minor, Op. 22: I. Prelude - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Plié - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Acqua - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Icarus - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Ninna nanna per bimba - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Sunny Awakening - Pf - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Fear - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Beyond - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Forte forte, tre suites per pianoforte in D Major: Quattro di tre due di tre in d major - for Piano - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Sunny Morning - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Carmaval Mignon, Op. 48: Carmaval Mignon, Op. 48: II. Serenade d'Arlequin - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Celebre Serenade Espagnole, Op. 181: Celebre Serenade Espagnole, Op. 181 - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Crepuscolo - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Preludes, Premier Livre, L. 117: Preludes, Premier Livre, L. 117: XI. La Danse de Puck - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, WWV 96: Prelude (Vorspiel) - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Enjoy - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- A Night in Soho - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Friday Rain - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Pirouettes - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Via roma - Snow Time : Piano Music for Relax Winter - Alexander Raab
- Nevica - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- 2 Pierrot Pieces, Op. 35: 2 Pierrot Pieces, Op. 35: I. Pierrot triste. Lento - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- 6 Etudes pour piano, Op. 52: 6 Etudes pour piano, Op. 52: VI. Etude en forme de valse - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Preludio 17 - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- La stanza dei filosofi - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- From History - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Andante spianato and Polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 in E Flat Major: Andante spianato and Polonaise brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22 - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Running Life - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Papillons d'Amour, Op. 59: Papillons d'Amour, Op. 59: II. A la Bien aimee (Valse) - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Traffico - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Waltz (for Claudio Arrau): Waltz (for Claudio Arrau) - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Rhapsodie D'Auvergne, Op. 73: Rhapsodie D'Auvergne, Op. 73 - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Forte forte, tre suites per pianoforte in E Major: Quattro di tre uno di tre in e major - for Piano - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Domande - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Sonatine, M. 40 in D Flat Major: Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet (D Flat Major) - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Ma Mere l'Oye (cinq pieces enfantines), M.60 in F Major: Ma Mere l'Oye (cinq pieces enfantines), M.60: III. Laideronnette, Imperatrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche (F Sharp Major) & IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete. Mouvement de valse mode - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Preludio 8 - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Silent Witness - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Harmless - Pf - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- I Giardini Di Salisburgo in D Major: I giardini di salisburgo in d major - for Piano and string - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
- Sensazioni di un viaggio - Piano Music to Relieve Headaches - Alexander Raab
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