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Sydney Smith- Coquetterie, Caprice (1914 Recording)

Performer: Edison Concert Band Sydney Smith- Coquetterie, Caprice Brillant, Op.94 (1914 Recording) Sydney Smith (1839–1889) – English pianist and composer based in London, one of the most prominent authors of salon music of the Victorian era. He studied in Leipzig with Moscheles, Plaidy and Rietz, which shaped his brilliant, elegant piano style. He wrote approximately 400 piano pieces, valued for their virtuoso ease, melodic appeal and immense popularity in 19th-century domestic music-making. His early pieces became salon hits throughout England and cemented his reputation as one of the most performed piano composers of his time.