Malaguena (Moszkowski arranged by George Pollen)

Malaguena (Moszkowski arranged by George Pollen). Moritz (Maurice) Moszkowski (23rd August 1854 - 4th March 1925) was a German composer, pianist, and teacher of Polish descent. Ignacy Paderewski said, "After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano". Although little known today, Moszkowski was well-respected and popular during the late nineteenth century. He was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland) and studied music in Breslau, Dresden and Berlin, under Theodor Kullak and others. He was a teacher in Berlin for many years. His pupils included Josepk Hofman and Ernst Schelling. After a successful career as a concert pianist and conductor, he settled in Paris in 1897, where his students included Thomas Beecham and, informally, Gaby Casadeus. In 1899 the Berlin Academy elected him a member. He died in Paris, in obscurity and poverty.