Edgbaston, B Sept

14, 1833, c.n K 21, 1S5S. Showed i.ii. c-ii talent as a child, ^udied und or Bennett and,»;>/ a under Hauptmann and Plaidy Composed befoie untimely death 2 operas, concerto, trio, etc His brother, Walter, mt b Edgbaston, Biimmgham, June 19, 1842; d. London, Mai. 26, ISSN Studied - piano and theory" with Stimpson and with Plaidy, Moscheles, Remeeke, and Richter. Pupil m Rome, after 1862, of Liszt of whom he became ardent disciple and whose works he largely introduced to English public. Prof of pf. at Royal Acad. Alus. Bachmann (bak'-man), Georges, compr b about 1S48, d Pans, Dec. (?) 1891. Composed many light pf pieces. Backer - Grondahl (bak'-er-gren-dal ') Agathe Ursula, pst., compr b Holm est rand, Norway, Dee 1, 1847; d. Christiania, Aug., 1907. Pupil of Kjerulf and Limlemann, of Kullak, Von Bulou, and, later, of Liszt, mairied 1875 0 A Giondahl, of Christiania (b 1817), Miignur teacher; toured succe ful! \ m Sc mdinavia, London, and Pans Composed chalining songs, pf pieces, etc Backhaus (bak-hous), Wilhelm, mt. b Leipzig, Mar. 26, 1881. Pupil of A. Reckendorf at Leipzig Cons and of d’ Albert; won Rubin stein Prize for pf playing, 1905; pi of of pf at Manchester (Eng.) Royal Coll of Music; remarkably popular with London audiences: taught at Non der sha us on, summer, 1907, 1908, concert tour U S 1912