Max Oesten

Max Oesten (var: Otto Max Oesten, Max Otto Östen, Otto Östen) 1843–1917, was a German pianist, organist and prolific composer. Life Max Oesten was born in Berlin the son of the German composer Theodore Oesten. He spent most of his professional life as a church organist in Königsburg. Oesten was a pupil of August Wilhelm Bach. Among Oesten’s pupils was the German-American fiddler Otto Funk. List of works Choral * op. ? (1879) Aufforderung zum Tanz: polka-rondo (mixed choir and piano). * op. 225 (1914) Für Kaiser und Reich (male-voice choir and orchestra). Harmonium and/or Organ * op. 26 (n.d.) Trauermarsch (after Beethoven op. 26) arr. for harmonium/organ. * op. ? (1869) La Belle Espagnole (piano). * op. 71 (1878) Frühlingsglaube, after F. Ries (piano). * op. 168 (1890) Weihnachtsklänge (piano) * op. ? (1898) Six easy pieces (violin and piano). * op. 201 (1899) Six easy pieces: second set) (violin and piano). External links * Public domain copies of works by Max Oesten at IMSLP. Web resource, accessed 16 December 2021. * Works by Max Oesten listed in the catalogues (Monatsberichte) of the Leipzig music publisher Friedrich Hofmeister for the years 1829–1900. Web resource, accessed 18