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Alfred Richard Gotthilf Sormann (May 16, 1861 – September 17, 1913) was a German pianist and composer.

Born in Danzig, Sormann studied at the Hochschule in Berlin under Ernst Rudorff, Karl Heinrich Barth, Philipp Spitta, and Woldemar Bargiel; in 1885 he was a pupil of Franz Liszt. His debut performance was in 1886, and he gave successful concerts in chief German towns. In 1889 he became court pianist to Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He died in Berlin.

Among his works are the operas Die Sibylle von Tivoli (Berlin, 1902) with the libretto by Adelaide Rosa Schultze Henke (née Zingler, the mother of Harald Schultz-Hencke)[1] and König Harald (Stettin, 1909); a piano concerto in E minor (opus 7); two string quartets; a piano trio; concert études; and other piano pieces.

References

• Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy, ed. (1919). "Sormann, Alfred (Richard Gotthilf)". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (3rd ed.). p. 890.

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[de] Alfred Sormann

Alfred Sormann[1] (* 16. Mai 1861 in Danzig; † 17. September 1913 in Berlin) war ein deutscher klassischer Pianist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge.

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- [en] Alfred Sormann

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[ru] Зорман, Альфред

Альфред Рихард Готхильф Зорман (нем. Alfred Richard Gotthilf Sormann; 16 мая 1861 (1861-05-16), Данциг — 17 сентября 1913, Берлин) — немецкий пианист и композитор.

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