Ede Reményi

Ede Remenyi, Eduard Remenyi; actually Eduard Hoffmann ( born January 17, 1828 in Miskolc, † May 15 1898 in San Francisco) was a Hungarian violinist. His name is encountered are most likely in connection with the biography of Johannes Brahms.

Life

Ede Remenyi studied 1842-1845 with Joseph Böhm at the Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna. In 1848 he was exiled for his participation in the Hungarian Revolution of the Empire of Austria and emigrated to the USA where he got by as a traveling virtuoso. In 1852 he returned to Europe, was in Hamburg attention to the young pianist Johannes Brahms and went with this 1852/53 on a concert tour, which led through northern Germany and also to Göttingen and Weimar. From 1854 to 1859 Reményi worked in London as a solo violinist of Queen Victoria.

After amnesty Reményi moved again in 1860 to Hungary, where he was appointed solo violinist Emperor Franz Joseph, later. 1865 was followed by a concert tour through France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 1870, he was concertmaster of the National Theatre in Pest. Between 1871 and 1877 he lived in Paris, then travel to London two years later, first in the USA, Canada and Mexico. 1886/87 he went on a world tour that took him, among others, to Japan, China and South Africa. In 1898, he died during a concert in San Francisco.

Importance

The name Reményi encountered most likely in connection with the biography of Johannes Brahms. During the joint concert tour - on the Brahms ' later as Op 21,2 published Variations on an incurred "Hungarian Song " - mediated Reményi for Brahms ' later life and work of major encounter with the famous violinist Joseph Joachim at that time already. He was also involved in the occurrence of the encounter with Franz Liszt in Weimar. Brahms ' less enthusiasm for Liszt and his circle helped that both ways in Weimar parted. After 1869, the first episode of the Hungarian Dances by Brahms had been published with great success, even Reményi reported claims as author. However, Brahms wrote in 1856 in a letter to Clara Schumann: From Reményi I could not get the rights, he brought in too many lies.

About the game Rémenyis there were different judgments. Is happy to be quoted saying: Shall I play haite Kraitzer Sonata that hair is flying. Liszt liked him very much and composed for Reményi to his marriage with Gizella Fáy 1872 Epithalam for violin and piano. From Henri Vieuxtemps and Henryk Wieniawski, however, critical statements are known.

Reményi transcribed numerous piano works for his instrument, including waltz, polonaise and mazurka by Chopin and works by Bach and Schubert, which were published under the title " Nouvelle Ecole du Violon ". Reményi also composed themselves; among others, a Hungarian violin concerto.