The legendary pianists; Schumann

The following recorded program is made available to this station by the National Association of educational broadcasters. The legendary. Washington State University brings you another in a series of recitals by the keyboard giants of the early 20th century. The masters of piano made most of their recordings before the era of modern electronics. Legendary concert artists made their records on thick rolls of perforated paper similar to the player piano rolls. But designed for much. More complex instrument called the reproducing piano recital we will hear today as selected from more than a thousand of these roll recordings and the collection of Dr. Campbell Starr the chairman of the music department at Washington State University. The performance will be on a

Steinway duo are reproducing piano and Dr. Stout's home. Here now is Dr. Campbell stout to introduce today's legendary piano. The Robert Smiths was born in Paris in 1889 and showed musical talent as a youth on both violin and piano. When he entered the Paris Conservatory he studied both instruments for a time but gradually concentrate his attention on the piano. After his graduation from the conservatory Mr. Smith's concert ties for two years in Europe and was a pioneer interpreter in Germany and England of the music of Debussy. Returning to Paris he became active as a conductor and leader of chamber music groups when World War 1 broke out he joined the Army and rose to the rank of captain with an anti-aircraft battery. His second wound suffered just before the armistice was declared incapacitated him for further military service through the intersession premier Clemenceau. He was permitted to resume his artistic career and came to America as soon as he could get passage after the

armistice was signed. This tour included many orchestral appearances in addition to solo recitals continuing his activity in this country as a recital as a recording artist and teacher and he gave many master classes in various parts of the country. He was living in San Francisco at the time of his death in 1949. I had chosen for today's recital the carnival Opus 9 by Robert human. The composition is a set of 21 piano pieces written in 1834 when the composer was 24 years old. We will now hear this work as Mr. Schmidt's recorded it in one thousand twenty. A.

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Robert Schmitz the featured artist on today's program. This has been the legendary Pianists series of recitals from reproducing piano rolls by the great concert pianists of the early 20th century. Your host and commentator on these programs is Dr. Campbell Stout the chairman of the music department of Washington State University. The legendary pianists. It is produced by Omar Erickson for Washington State University Radio speaking. This is the AM radio network.