ROSS Albert

1847 - 1933

Albert Ross Parsons, or Albert Ross (1847-1933) was a pianist, an organist and a composer. One of his ancestors was organist in Westminster Abbey in London. He started playing the piano when he was six years old and performed in public when he was nine.
In New York he studied with Frederic Louis Ritter and in 1867 he went to the Conservatory in Leipzig, where he studied with Moscheles, Reinecke and others. In 1870 he became a pupil of Carl Tausig, who was himself educated by Franz Liszt. In Europe he met Wagner, Liszt and Von Bülow. In 1872 he returned to the USA where he published on music and worked as a composer.

Albert Ross Parsons, or Albert Ross (1847-1933) was a pianist, an organist and a composer. One of his ancestors was organist in Westminster Abbey in London. He started playing the piano when he was six years old and performed in public when he was nine.
In New York he studied with Frederic Louis Ritter and in 1867 he went to the Conservatory in Leipzig, where he studied with Moscheles, Reinecke and others. In 1870 he became a pupil of Carl Tausig, who was himself educated by Franz...