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Grell

Eduard Grell (1800–1886) was a German organist and composer who served as director of the Berlin Singakademie from 1853 to 1876, presiding over one of the most important choral institutions in Europe. A pupil of Carl Friedrich Zelter, who also taught Mendelssohn, he was conspicuously conservative in his musical outlook, championing the unaccompanied polyphonic tradition of Palestrina at a time when the Romantic orchestra was at the height of its ambitions. He reportedly refused to own or use a piano throughout his life, considering it unsuitable for serious music. His Mass for sixteen unaccompanied voices is his most substantial surviving work

  • Grell Larghetto for Viola Quartet. Cover preview
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    Grell Larghetto for 4 Violas

    Eduard Grell's Larghetto was originally written for four cellos. Arranged here for four violas, the …

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    Eduard Grell (1800–1886) spent most of his career in Berlin, where he became known for large-s…

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