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Dohnányi

[ dawh-nah-nyi ]

noun

  1. Ernst von [e, r, nst f, uh, n] or Er·nő [er, -n, œ], 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.


Dohnányi

/ ˈdohnaːnji; dɒkˈnɑːnjɪ; dɒx- /

noun

  1. DohnányiErnö or Ernst von18771960MHungarianMUSIC: pianistMUSIC: composer Ernö (ˈɛrnøː) or Ernst von (ɛrnst fɔn). 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer whose works include Variations on a Nursery Theme (1913) for piano and orchestra
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Welser-Möst first conducted the Cleveland Orchestra in 1993 and became music director for the 2002-03 season following Christoph von Dohnányi’s 18-season tenure.

The 62-year-old Austrian has been Cleveland’s music director since the 2002-03 season, when he succeeded Christoph von Dohnányi.

Hamelin — ever inquisitive in exploring the outer reaches of the repertoire, with recent releases of music by Sigismond Thalberg, Samuil Feinberg and Erno Dohnanyi — has now turned to the extraordinary range of keyboard works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian’s second surviving son.

I had reviewed his 2005 debut with the New York Philharmonic, on one of the orchestra’s Summertime Classics programs, when he played Ernst von Dohnanyi’s 1914 “Variations on a Nursery Tune,” a lighthearted showpiece that showed up often in concerts until the mid-20th century.

I’m sure that’s the way Dohnanyi wanted me to hear it.

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