Willy Hess (12 October 1906 – 9 May 1997) was aSwissmusicologist,composer, and famousBeethoven scholar. He achieved fame after compiling and publishing a catalogue of works of Beethoven that were not listed inthe "complete" edition. He orchestrated thePiano Concerto No. 0, in E-flat from a piano score.[1]
Hess was born inWinterthur, where he attended primary and high school, and later studied at the Zurich Conservatory (merged in 1999 into the School of Music, Drama, and Dance (HMT), itself merged in 2007 into theZurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)) and at the University. He also taught piano, counterpoint, and composition, and wrote about music.
Among other works, he wrote "3 Ländler, Op. 28 for a 4-hand piano duet. He also wrote a Sonata for Viola and Bassoon, the only classical-style chamber work written for that combination of instruments.
He also was abassoonist with theWinterthur Stadtorchester from 1942 to 1971.
He died in Winterthur.
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