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Daniël Belinfante
1893–1945
Daniel Belinfante's manuscripts, donated in 1955 to the Dutch Music Institute in The Hague by his widow Martha Belinfante-Dekker, remained untouched for decades. It is an oeuvre of some 100 compositions consisting of solo concertos, an orchestral suite, string quartets, works for strings and piano, songs and choral works. During his lifetime, Belinfante's music was rarely performed. After his violent death in Fürstengrube, a subcamp of Auschwitz, it would take sixty years before his music was rediscovered.
Belinfante was born in the Amsterdam neighborhood Watergraafsmeer on March 6, 1893, the third child in a family of ten. From his father Aron, a diamond worker, and his uncle Sidney, Daniel got his first violin lessons. He studied piano with … Continue
Dan Belinfante’s music school in Amsterdam.
Selected Works
Sonatine nr. 3 (not dated) piano
Trio 1941 flute, oboe and bassoon
Kwartet 1927 two violins, cello and piano
Concertino 1936 piano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello and double bass
For a complete list of works by Daniël Belinfante visit our website Forbidden Music Regained.
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In the Second World War, many composers were silenced because of their Jewish descent or their resistance. Their music was forbidden. The Leo Smit Stichting carries out research, tells composers' stories, makes sheet music available and performs forgotten music. Together with musicians, programmers, researchers and listeners we give composers their rightful place in music history.
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