Hermann Berens was a German

Germany

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 Romantic composer

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 famous mainly for his piano

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 music, some of which is included in the Royal Conservatory of Music

Royal College of Music, Stockholm

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's Syllabus.

He was the son of a flute

Flute

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player from Germany. One of his popular pieces is Study in A minor, Op. 61, No. 32.

In 2006, the Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen recorded Berens's three string trios, Op. 85, and the recording was released by the Intim Musik label (a Swedish company) in 2007. The booklet enclosed with the recording includes a detailed biographical note on the composer.

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