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The legendary pianists. Washington State University brings you another in a series of recitals by the keyboard giants of the early 20th century. The masters of piano art were made most of their recordings before the era of modern electronics. These legendary concert artists made their records on thick rolls of perforated paper similar to the old player piano rolls but designed for a much more complex instrument called the reproducing piano recital we will hear today. Selected from more than a thousand of these roll recordings in the collection of Dr. Campbell stock the chairman of the music department at Washington State University. The performance will be on a Steinway do a large reproducing piano and Dr. Stout's home. Here now is Dr. Campbell start to introduce today's legendary pianist. The pianist and today's program is Sarah's Perko fifth Russian composer and pianist. Born in 1901 he studied at the Petrograd conservatory under such man as Rimsky-Korsakov and Llyod off. He won the Rubenstein prize with a piano concerto

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featured artist on today's program. This has been the legendary pianists. It's a series of recitals From do our reproducing piano rolls by the great concert pianists of the early 20th century. Your host and commentator on these programs as Dr. Campbell Stout the chairman of the music department of Washington State University the legendary pianists is produced by Omar Erickson. For Washington State University Radio. Here Randall speaking. This is the and the AEB Radio Network.