Edward MacDowell
American composer
Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 – January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose". In 1904 he was one of the first seven Americans honored by membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Works
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- 10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
- 12 Etudes, op. 39
- 12 Virtuoso Etudes, op. 46
- 2 Fantasiestücke, op. 17
- 2 Lieder, op. 12
- 2 Old Songs, op. 9
- 2 Poems after Heine
- 2 Songs, op. 34
- 3 Lieder, op. 11
- 3 Lieder, op. 33
- 3 Songs, op. 58
- 3 Songs, op. 60
- 4 Songs, op. 56
- 6 Fancies, op. 7
- 6 Love Songs, op. 40
- 6 Poems after Heine, op. 31
- 8 Songs, op. 47
- Fireside Tales, op. 61
- First Modern Suite, op. 10
- Forgotten Fairy Tales, op. 4
- Four Little Poems, op. 32
- From an Old Garden, op. 26
- Hamlet/Ophelia, op. 22
- In Lilting Rhythm, op. 2
- Marionettes, op. 38
- New England Idyls, op. 62
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 15
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 23 Orchestral
- Piano Sonata no. 1, op. 45 "Sonata Tragica"
- Piano Sonata no. 2, op. 50 "Sonata eroica"
- Sea Pieces, op. 55
- Second Modern Suite, op. 14
- Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 42
- Suite no. 2 in E minor, op. 48, "Indian" Orchestral
- Two Fragments after "The Song of Roland", op. 30
Box sets & recent recordings
- Macdowell: Songs (Complete) — Edward MacDowell, Steven Tharp, James Barbagallo (1999) box set · 42 tracks Spotify
- Macdowell: Songs (Complete) — Edward MacDowell, Steven Tharp, James Barbagallo (1999) box set · 42 tracks Spotify
- MACDOWELL: Woodland Sketches / Fireside Tales / New England Idyls — Edward MacDowell, James Barbagallo (1994) box set · 34 tracks Spotify
- Piano Works Of Edward MacDowell — Alan Mandel-piano, Alan Mandel (2000) box set · 32 tracks Spotify
- MacDowell: 10 Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 1, To a Wild Rose — Edward MacDowell, Vadim Chaimovich (2025) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.