Hans Huber

Compositions for: Piano

Sonata for Piano and 2 Violins, Op.135 Sextett Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op.136 6 Impressionen 6 Kleine Konzertstücke, Op.131 Jugendalbum Aus den Alpen 6 Oktavenetüden, Op.124 Violin Sonata No.1, Op.18 Piano Quintet No.1, Op.111 10 Grosse Etüden, Op.9 Cello Sonata No.1, Op.33 15 Ländler vom Luzerner See, Op.11 Balladen und Romanzen, Op.104 Piano Quartet No.1, Op.110 Suite for Cello and Piano, Op.89 Cello Sonata No.4, Op.130 Piano Quintet No.2, Op.125 Cello Sonata No.3, Op.114 Piano Quartet No.2, Op.117 2 Romanzen, Op.30 Aus Goethe's west-östlichem Divan, Op.41 Violin Sonata No.3, Op.67 Violin Sonata No.5, Op.112 Sonata Giocosa for 2 Pianos, Op.126 Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands, Op.59 Violin Sonata No.2, Op.42 Cello Sonata No.2, Op.84 Blätter und Blüten, Op.2 Piano Trio No.3, Op.105 10 Ländler vom Luzerner See, Op.47 Violin Sonata No.7, Op.119 Piano Trio No.4 'Eine Bergnovelle', Op.120 3 Stücke, Op.14 3 Melodien, Op.21 Sonata No.2 for Two Pianos, Op.121 5 Skizzen, Op.51 Serenade, Op.19 Studien über ein Originalthema, Op.7 Violin Sonata No.8, Op.123 Romanzen-Cyclus nach Romanzen aus Heine’s Buch der Lieder, Op.15 Ballet-Musik zu Goethe's Walpurgisnacht, Op.23 3 Stücke, Op.48 Musik zu R. Kelterborn’s Märchen 'Florestan', Op.68 Gedenkblätter, Op.26 Ländler, Op.103 Carnevalsscenen Sonata No.1 for Two Pianos, Op.31 Ländliche Suite, Op.73 20 Poetische Stücke, Op.99 Serenade, Op.55 Fantasiestücke, Op.78 Märchenerzählungen, Op.16 Lieder der Sehnsucht, Op.38 Bilderbuch ohne Bilder, Op.12 7 Gesänge nach Volksliedern, Op.72 Peregrina-Lieder Piano Concerto No.1, Op.36 Piano Concerto No.2, Op.107 Piano Concerto No.3, Op.113 Piano Concerto No.4 Piano Trio No.2, Op.65 Walzer, Op.27

Arrangements for: Piano

Aus Goethe's west-östlichem Divan, Op.41 Piano Concerto No.2, Op.107 Piano Concerto No.3, Op.113 Piano Concerto No.4 Violin Concerto No.1, Op.40 Walzer, Op.27

Parts for: Piano

Piano Concerto No.1, Op.36

Wikipedia

Hans Huber (28 June 1852 – 25 December 1921) was a Swiss composer. Between 1894 and 1918, he composed five operas. He also wrote a set of 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 100, for piano four-hands in all major and minor keys.

He was born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau (Canton of Solothurn). The son of an amateur musician, Huber became a chorister and showed an early talent for the piano. In 1870 he entered Leipzig Conservatory, where his teachers included Oscar Paul. In 1877 he returned to Basel to teach, but did not obtain a post in the Conservatory there until 1889; seven years later he became director. Among his notable students were Hans Münch and Hermann Suter.

In 1889 Huber wrote an A major symphony, which was conducted in December 1889 by Friedrich Hegar, and whose full score survives. He wrote in all nine symphonies, eight acknowledged, and several concertos, two for violin, four for piano, two of them effectively lost. During his last years he lived in Minusio in Villa Ginia. He died at Locarno.

Huber's first symphony, in D minor, subtitled "Tellsinfonie" has a slight programmatic element, derived from the story of the Swiss national hero William Tell. The symphony is somewhat similar in style and formal restraint to Brahms, although there is perhaps a foreshadowing of Sibelius in some of the orchestral textures.

Huber's piano concertos are slightly unusual for the form in that they have, like Brahms' second piano concerto in B-flat major, four movements (scherzos are included in addition to the usual fast, slow, and fast tempo movements).

The Swedish label Sterling has released all of Huber's symphonies (except for the 1889 A major symphony noted above), some tone poems, and two of the piano concertos (nos. 1 & 3). There have also been several recent recordings from Huber's substantial output of chamber works, including at least one of his cello sonatas and three CDs (as of 2012) with violin sonatas of his; one of the early recordings of Huber's music was an LP of his first piano quartet "Waldlieder", with Hans-Heinz Schneeberger playing the violin.