Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1824
- Died
- 1913
- Works
- 9
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- Das Volksschauspiel Doctor Johann Faust
- Zusammenstellung der Faust-Schriften vom 16. Jahrhundert bis Mitte 1884
- Zusammenstellung der Faust-Schriften vom 16
- Das Volkschauspiel Doctor Johann Faust
- Strassburg als Garnisonstadt unter dem Ancien Régime
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 2006
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- Listeners
- 6,288
- Total plays
- 68,720
Born: June 1, 1923 - Birsfelden, near Basel, Switzerland Died: September 2, 2006 - Chernex, Switzerland The esteemed Swiss pianist and pedagogue, Karl (Rudolf) Engel, was a student of Paul Baumgartner at the Basel Conservatory from 1942 to 1945. After World War II he studied with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de Musique in Paris in 1947-1948. In 1952 he won 2nd prize at the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition in Brussels. Karl Engel toured internationally as a soloist with orchestras,
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Family name
- Engel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Birsfelden
- Place of death
- Montreux
- Occupation
- pianist
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Decca
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- date of birth
- 1923-01-06
- date of death
- 2006-09-02
- different from
- Karl Engel
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Twann-Tüscherz
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