Henrique Oswald

Henrique José Pedro Maria Carlos Luis Oswald (April 14, 1852 – June 9, 1931) was a Brazilian composer and pianist.

In 1902 he won a piano composition competition sponsored by Le Figaro with a piece Il neige!..

Concerning vocal music, he composed three operas (La Croce d’oro, Il Neo and Le Fate), a mass and a requiem.

By the time of his death, his major works remained unpublished, a fact that contributed much to the neglect of his for half a century.

His work fell into disfavor after the "Semana de Arte Moderna" manifesto, but has experienced something of a revival recently.

In late 1970s Brazilian musician José Eduardo Martins began his struggle to revive Oswald's output.

He recorded some works of him, most notably the Andante and Variations for piano and orchestra in a performing version prepared by the pianist himself.

A good part of Oswald's chamber music was collected in one CD set for the first time by ArsBrasil ensemble.