The legendary pianists II; Bach, Chopin and Liszt

The legendary P.A.. Radio Network brings you another in a series of recitals by keyboard giants of the early 20th century. These performances are selected from more than 1000 Recordings. Reproducing piano rolls collected by Dr. Campbell stuff. The chairman of the music department at Washington State University. Was a highly sophisticated refinement of the. Why your piano. Developed to preserve actual performances of concert artists in the days before. I like chronic record. Now here is Campbell stout. To introduce today's legendary pianist Ignatz Friedman was born in Poland in 1882 and began to play the piano when only three years old. It is said that at the age of eight he could play remarkably well and was able to transpose Bach's fugues with the

his father who was his first teacher took him on a tour of Poland Russia and other European countries as a child prodigy. After that he settled for a time in Leipzig where he was a composition student of Hugo Remine. From there he went to Vienna where he studied piano with the famous pianist and teacher. Letter to ski. Today's program opens with the Toccata and Fugue in D minor as transcribed from the original organ version by Carl Tausig. You have been listening to the Bach to cut and Fugue in D minor. Mr. Friedman continues with the

Chopin impromptu in a flat. You have heard the Chopin impromptu in a flat. The next number has a list transcription of

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Rhapsody number 14. You've been listening to lists on Gary on Rhapsody number 14 as played by

the featured artist on today's program. This is band the legendary pianists. It's a series of recitals from doing large reproducing piano rolls. By the keyboard giants of the early 20th century. Your host and commentator on these programs is Dr. Campbell Stout the chairman of the music department at Washington State University. Speaking to the legendary pianist is produced by Washington State University Radio and distributed by the NAACP Radio Network.