Wilhelm Hill [SEP] date of death
Wilhelm Hill
Johann Wilhelm Hill (28 March 1838 – 6 June 1902) was a German pianist and composer.
Life and work.
Wilhelm Hill was born in Fulda. He began studying piano and violin with his father at 6 years old. He devoted himself tirelessly to composing at age 14. From May 1854 Hill lived in Frankfurt am Main, where he was pupil of Heinrich Henkel and Johann Christian Hauff. He gave his first public piano performance in Fulda the following year, and performed in Frankfurt in January
: an impeccable piece of realistic fiction, with routine material transcended by art at its most clear-eyed and unpretentious".
- Martyn Goff in the "Daily Telegraph" writes "It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book. Constance Keating is a major fictional portrait, her death finally noble".
Publication history.
- 1981, UK, Hamish Hamilton, , Pub date 17 Sep 1981, Hardback
- 1982, US, William Morrow, , Pub date Jan 1982, Hardback