Xaver Scharwenka
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Theophil Franz Xaver Scharwenka was a German pianist, composer and teacher of Polish descent. He was the brother of Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, who was also a composer and teacher of music.
Scharwenka in 1882
Portrait by Anton von Werner
Portrait by Theodor Wedepohl (1920)
Szamotuły
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Szamotuły is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 35 kilometres northwest of the centre of Poznań. It is the seat of Szamotuły County and of the smaller administrative distri
Xaver Scharwenka
…descent. He was the brother of Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka (1847–1917), who was also a composer and teacher of music. Scharwenka was born in 1850 in Samter, Prussia (Polish: Szamotuły; until 1793 and since 1919 part of Poland). His paternal ancestors originally came from Prague, then moved to Frankfurt on…
Historic town center (2018; before reconstruction)
19th-century view of the Górka Castle
Górka Castle seen from the park
Gothic Minor Basilica Church (formerly Collegiate Church)