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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Henrique Oswald
Person · male · Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · born 1852 · died 1931 · recording since 1995
Brazilian composer (1852–1931)
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Also known as エンリキ・オスワルド
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1850s
1930s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Piano Music
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
· Album
Album: Feuilles d'album / Six Morceaux / Trois Romances / Il neige / Six Pièces
Album
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· Album
Album: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 64: Oswald: Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10 / Napoleão: Piano Concerto in E-flat minor, op. 31
Album
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2020s
· Album
Album: Oswald: Piano Concerto / Saint Saëns: Piano Concerto no. 5 "Egyptian"
Album
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Biography
English biography195 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1348432305
Biography
Henrique José Pedro Maria Carlos Luis Oswald (April 14, 1852 – June 9, 1931) was a Brazilian composer and pianist.
Biography
Oswald was born in Rio de Janeiro. His father was a Swiss-German immigrant and his mother from Italy. The family name was changed from "Oschwald" due to concerns of discrimination. In 1854 the Oswald family moved to São Paulo. His mother taught music privately to aristocrats and by age twelve he had his first recital. In São Paulo, he also studied with Gabriel Guiraudon. His "farewell recital" occurred at age 16, after which he went to study in Europe, spending several years in Florence.
In 1902 he won a piano composition competition sponsored by Le Figaro with a piece Il neige!.. ("It's snowing!"). He then left his family in Europe (they moved to Brazil much later) and from 1903 to 1906 directed the Instituto Nacional de Música in Rio de Janeiro. He also served as Brazilian consul in both The Hague and Genoa.
He died in 1931, just several days after his birthday festivities.
Family
Oswald came from a family of musicians, with both of his parents being musicians, as well as his daughter, Mima Oswald.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -64 | 5.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 8 studio albums)
Albums · 8
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 58:26
1Feuilles d’album, op. 20: I. Inquiétude1:562Feuilles d’album, op. 20: II. Chansonette2:243Feuilles d’album, op. 20: III. Feux follets1:224Feuilles d’album, op. 20: IV. Désir ardent2:205Valse lente4:106Três peças, op. 23: I. Menuet2:347Três peças, op. 23: II. Romance2:558Três peças, op. 23: III. Valse3:589Nocturne no. 1, op. 64:3610Nocturne no. 2, op. 65:3611Il neige3:5912Seis peças, op. 14: I. Berceuse4:2813Seis peças, op. 14: II. Mazurka2:4114Seis peças, op. 14: III. Tarantella3:3015Seis peças, op. 14: IV. Barcarola3:0616Seis peças, op. 14: V. Noturno5:3517Seis peças, op. 14: VI. Scherzo3:16Feuilles d'album / Six Morceaux / Trois Romances / Il neige / Six Pièces
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:00:56
1Six Morceaux, op. 4: I. Valse2:532Six Morceaux, op. 4: II. Rêverie3:383Six Morceaux, op. 4: III. Menuet3:454Six Morceaux, op. 4: IV. Berceuse2:515Six Morceaux, op. 4: V. Barcarolle4:176Six Morceaux, op. 4: VI. Impromptu2:007Trois Romances, op. 7: I. Romance in E major2:148Trois Romances, op. 7: II. Romance in E-flat major2:529Trois Romances, op. 7: III. Romance in F minor4:1810Il neige3:1311Six Pièces, op. 14: I. Berceuse3:3312Six Pièces, op. 14: II. Mazurka2:3413Six Pièces, op. 14: III. Tarantella3:2614Six Pièces, op. 14: IV. Barcarolle3:0715Six Pièces, op. 14: V. Nocturne5:2616Six Pièces, op. 14: VI. Scherzo2:4917Feuilles d’album, op. 20: I. Inquiétude1:3818Feuilles d’album, op. 20: II. Chansonette3:0219Feuilles d’album, op. 20: III. Feux follets1:0720Feuilles d’album, op. 20: IV. Désir ardent2:132014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:07:11
1Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: Allegro (un poco agitato)14:222Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: Adagio –9:223Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: Allegro6:274Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat minor, op. 31: Andantino maestoso19:535Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat minor, op. 31: Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Più lento – Tempo I4:126Piano Concerto no. 2 in E-flat minor, op. 31: Allegro – Più vivo12:552015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:01:26
1Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 1. Preludio1:072Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 2. Sognando3:233Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 3. Impromptu1:264Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 4. In hamac4:475Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 5. Romanza2:186Pagine d’album, op. 3: No. 6. Scherzo3:207Impromptu, op. 192:328Album, op. 32: No. 1. Romance2:499Album, op. 32: No. 2. Valse2:1310Album, op. 32: No. 3. Sérénade1:2611Album, op. 32: No. 4. Menuet2:5812Album, op. 33: No. 1. Sur la plage2:2313Album, op. 33: No. 2. Idylle2:0314Album, op. 33: No. 3. Pierrot1:2915Album, op. 36: No. 1. Bébé s’endort2:1516Album, op. 36: No. 2. Pierrot se meurt1:1717Album, op. 36: No. 3. Chauve‐souris1:2618Valsa Lenta, op. posth.1:4219En nacelle2:46203 Études: No. 1 in D‐flat major3:52213 Études: No. 2 in C minor2:24223 Études: No. 3. in E major2:4723Estudo para a mão esquerda6:2024Estudo (posthumous edition)2:23Oswald: Piano Concerto / Saint Saëns: Piano Concerto no. 5 "Egyptian"
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:11:54
1Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: I. Allegro un poco agitato14:562Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: II. Adagio7:573Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 10: III. Allegro7:014Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103, R. 250 "Egyptian": I. Allegro animato11:275Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103, R. 250 "Egyptian": II. Andante10:546Piano Concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103, R. 250 "Egyptian": III. molto allegro6:297Suite antique, op. 11: I. Prélude1:158Suite antique, op. 11: II. Menuet4:059Suite antique, op. 11: III. Air4:2110Suite antique, op. 11: IV. Rigaudon3:29Treasures from the New World, Volume 2
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:38
1Violin Sonata in E major, op. 36: I. Allegro moderato8:262Violin Sonata in E major, op. 36: II. Allegretto molto moderato3:313Violin Sonata in E major, op. 36: III. Andante molto espressivo5:514Violin Sonata in E major, op. 36: IV. Allegro con fuoco6:045Romanza for Violin & Piano4:036Violin Sonata in A major, op. 14: I. Allegro12:177Violin Sonata in A major, op. 14: II. Andante espressivo6:408Violin Sonata in A major, op. 14: III. Scherzo. Presto non molto7:149Violin Sonata in A major, op. 14: IV. Vivace7:0110Poema no. 1, op. 94 no. 14:0111Tango brasileiro3:30Symphony, op. 43 / Sinfonietta, op. 27 / Elegia
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:09:04
1Elegia5:172Symphony, op. 43: I. Allegro moderato9:453Symphony, op. 43: II. Adagio9:274Symphony, op. 43: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace8:295Symphony, op. 43: IV. Allegro deciso10:586Sinfonietta, op. 27: I. —10:207Sinfonietta, op. 27: II. Andante con moto5:598Sinfonietta, op. 27: III. Tempo di minuetto. Moderato2:579Sinfonietta, op. 27: IV. Presto5:52— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:29
1Trio em sol menor, op. 9: I. Allegro moderato10:322Trio em sol menor, op. 9: II. Adagio6:523Trio em sol menor, op. 9: III. Scherzo, allegretto4:554Trio em sol menor, op. 9: IV. Molto allegro9:005Sonata em mi maior, op. 36: I. Allegro moderato7:196Sonata em mi maior, op. 36: II. Allegretto molto moderato2:587Sonata em mi maior, op. 36: III. Andante molto espressivo5:278Sonata em mi maior, op. 36: IV. Allegro con fuoco5:26
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Henrique Oswald head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 8 | 88.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -64 | 5.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9405da27-684d-410b-a6d5-9b0147a27dc5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327208seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrique_Oswaldbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrique_Oswald
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- List of Brazilian musicians
- List of composers by name
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Image: [Studio] Bastos Dias, Rio de Janeiro. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q327208 · MusicBrainz: 9405da27-684d-410b-a6d5-9b0147a27dc5
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