Daniel Wayenberg
Dutch pianist and composer Daniel Wayenberg was born to a Russian mother and French father in Paris. The family moved to The Hague when he was a baby. His mother was a violinist and pianist and recognised his talent from an early age. He first began giving concerts at the age of ten in private houses in France and the Netherlands, as war restrictions meant public performances were impossible.
After the war, the family moved to Paris and he studied the piano there with Marguerite Long. His first public concert was in 1949 when he won the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris in the Concours Long-Thibauld. In the same year he appeared at the opening concert of the Chopin Centenary Festival in Florence, Italy. He was involved in a serious plane crash in 1950, but as his hands were uninjured he was able to continue his career as a concert pianist.
In 1953, Wayenberg made his Carnegie Hall debut, playing Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 2' with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Mitroloulos. He then went on tour in America and Indonesia in 1954 and 1955 giving a series of concerts. He has released several recordings both as soloist and accompanist, the first of these was Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F major and Rhapsody in Blue with the Orchestra of the Paris Conservatoire conducted by Georges Prêtre. His recording output and repertoire range from classical composers such as Haydn and Brahms, through composers of the Romantic era to the 20th Century such as Jolivet and Stockhausen. He is renowned for his virtuosic technique, particularly in performing works such as Balakirev's 'Islamey' which is known to be extremely technically demanding. In addition to performing in concert halls and recording studios, Wayenberg was a teacher at the Rotterdam Conservatory. He was also a self-taught composer including a ballet 'Solstice' (1955), a concerto for five wind instruments and piano (1958), a violin sonata (1966), a symphony 'Symella Capella' (1972/3) and a concerto for three pianos (1975).
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Brahms: 16 Valses pour piano seul, Op. 39 & Variations et fugue sur un thème de Handel, Op. 24 (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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Chopin à deux: The Piano Concertos on 2 Erard Grand Pianos
Klassiek - Released by Zefir Records on 6 jan. 2017
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Liszt : Etudes d'éxécution transcendante pour le piano
Piano solo - Released by Lyrinx on 30 sep. 2016
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LISZT Etudes d'éxécution transcendante pour le piano (5.0 Edition)
Piano solo - Released by Lyrinx on 30 sep. 2016
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Music of the 20th Century: Poulenc, Dutilleux, Milhaud & Gershwin
Georges Prêtre, Daniel Wayenberg, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 16 jul. 2021
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Concerto in Fa maggiore per pianoforte e orchestra
Daniel Wayenberg, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Klassiek - Released by La Bambolina sas on 23 feb. 2018
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Britten 2012
Britten Jeugd Strijkorkest, Elvira van Groningen, Loes Visser, Daniel Wayenberg
Klassiek - Released by Quintone on 15 nov. 2012
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Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40 & Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1960
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D'Indy: Symphonie pour Orchestre et Piano sur un Chant Montagnard Francais
Daniel Wayenberg, Ernest Bour, Orchestre du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Klassiek - Released by Infinity on 28 aug. 2021
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Daniël Wayenberg joue Ravel (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1955
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Gershwin: Concerto pour piano & Rhapsody in Blue (Mono Version)
Daniel Wayenberg, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Daniel Wayenberg, Basil Cameron
Concertmuziek - Released by The Digital Gramophone on 26 jun. 2014
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Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125
Daniel Quartet, Daniel Wayenberg, Hans Oudenaarden
Klassiek - Released by Intermusic S.A. on 12 aug. 2016
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Schumann: Carnaval de Vienne (Mono Version)
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
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the Gershwin Story
Amsterdam Saxophone Quartet, Daniel Wayenberg
Kamermuziek - Released by Music-All-In on 1 apr. 1994
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D'Indy: Jour d'été à la montagne & Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français "Cévenole" (Mono Version)
Daniel Wayenberg, Orchestre du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Ernest Bour
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1956
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Liszt: Méphisto-valse No. 1, Funérailles & Légendes (Mono Version)
Klassiek - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1958
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Mussorgsky: Tableaux d'une exposition & Stravinsky: Trois mouvements de Petrouchka (Mono Version)
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1961
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Schumann: Märchenerzählungen - Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio - Bruch: 8 Stücke
Henk De Graaf, Daniel Wayenberg, Itamar Shimon
Klassiek - Released by Channel Classics on 1 jan. 1991
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Chopin Piano Works
Klassiek - Released by ImpDigital on 1 jan. 2000
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