Franz Bendel

Franz Bendel (23 March 1833 – 3 July 1874) was a German Bohemian pianist, composer, and teacher. Bendel was born in Schönlinde, Bohemia, Austrian Empire. He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar. From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto. Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour. He was aged 41.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1833 (Prague), Died July 3, 1874 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Edison	1508	Not documented	Nov. 1920	La gondola	E. Robert Schmitz	Piano solo	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bendel, Franz," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106329.

Bendel, Franz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106329.

"Bendel, Franz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.