ALBERT, EUGEN (FRANCIS CHARLES) D'

born April 10, 1864, Glasgow died March 3, 1932, Riga, Latvia Eugen also spelled Eugne naturalized German composer and piano virtuoso best remembered for his opera Tiefland (1903) and his arrangements and transcriptions of the music of J.S. Bach. After receiving his basic musical training in London, where he enjoyed his first triumphs as a pianist, d'Albert went to Vienna for further study, later becoming a pupil of Franz Liszt. D'Albert toured widely and successfully and taught for many years in Berlin, but his chief interest lay in composition. He wrote 21 operas, two piano concerti, chamber music, lieder, piano pieces, and a few orchestral works.