41. [Reader-list] Leopold Godowsky leopold godowsky was a child prodigy pianist from Lithuania, born in 1870 into poverty but patronised by a number of wealthy sponsors who made him into a http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/2004-July/003972.html

[Reader-list] Leopold Godowsky Rana Dasgupta eye at ranadasgupta.com Mon Jul 19 13:25:32 IST 2004 Previous message: [Reader-list] July Posting-Roadside Temples in Chennai Next message: [Reader-list] July Posting-Roadside Temples Additional Notes Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] From 1921, Godowsky began to tour other parts of the world. He played 35 concerts in Mexico that year; in 1922 there was a two-month tour of South America; he had hardly arrived back in New York when he set off once more for Vancouver, Yokohama, and the Far East: China, and Java, where he became interested in gamelan music and wrote piano pieces inspired by it. http://www.godowsky.com/Biography/bio.html] Previous message: [Reader-list] July Posting-Roadside Temples in Chennai Next message: [Reader-list] July Posting-Roadside Temples Additional Notes Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] ... More information about the reader-list mailing list

42. Gershwin Family grswn4 leopold godowsky III godowsky is a composer, a pianist, He is the grandson of leopold godowsky, Sr., the pianist and composer. http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/gershwin.html

Dolhinov Horodok Krasne Krivichi ... Kurenets - HOME PAGE Click on Photos to Enlarge Gershwin Family #grswn-1: from right; Lucy Strunsky, wife of English (brother of Ira Gershwin's wife, Leonore); their son Michael; and Michael's daughter Lara-Joelle; and friend Steve Denison. Photo by James Scherlis #grswn-2: Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky, Jr (husband of Frances nee Gershwin)., inventors of color photography. Godowsky went to college at UCLA and became a violinist with the Los Angeles and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. By 1922, Godowsky had given up his orchestra jobs in California and moved back to New York City where he and Mannes worked as musicians. They avidly experimented with color photography during their spare time, much to the discomfort of their parents, whose kitchens and bathrooms were converted into laboratories and darkrooms. #grswn-3: Leopold Godowsky (father in law of Frances Gershwin) #grswn-4: Leopold Godowsky III Godowsky is a composer, a pianist, and also the nephew of George and Ira Gershwin

43. Burkard Schliessmann Plays Leopold Godowsky & Franz Liszt The work of young pianist Burkard Schliessmann has enlightened the world of classical music, Here, he tackles works by leopold godowsky and Franz Liszt. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burkard_schliessmann_plays_leopold_godowsky_and_

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44. PMC ESSAYS: Zakrzewska - Pianists 100 Years Ago (1) leopold godowsky gave his first concert in the US in 1884. At that time the pianist played Scherzo in E flat minor, Händel s Variations, http://www.usc.edu/go/polish_music/essays/zakrzewska_100years1.html

POLISH MUSIC CENTER: ESSAYS 100 Years Ago: Polish Pianists in the U.S. (Part 1) by Barbara Zakrzewska In 1898 several famous Polish musicians performed in many American cities. In this two reports from 100 years ago, we will present musical activities of these musicians, beginning from selected events in the career of Leopold Godowsky (b. in Soshly near Vilnius, 1870, d. in New York, 21 Nov. 1938). Leopold GODOWSKY gave his first concert in the U.S. in 1884. He was only 14 years old at that time, but he was already a concert-stage veteran: he began concertizing at the age of nine with a tour through Germany and Poland. In 1890 he took the position of a lecturer at the New York College of Music. In 1891 Godowsky married a singer, Frieda Saxe, and received American citizenship. In the following decade he focused on teaching and concertizing. In 1894-95 Godowsky taught at the Broad Street Conservatory, Philadelphia. For five years, 1895-1900, he served as chairman of the piano department at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. During that time he gave many piano recitals at the Conservatory, which brought him great fame. His third recital on January 6, 1898 had the following program: Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor Schumann: Fantasia C major op.17

45. LEOPOLD GODOWSKY - PIANOFORTE AND UTOPIA leopold godowsky SCHUBERT SONGS freely transcribed for the piano (1926) and fingers of every pianist and piano composer that allows godowsky to create http://www.rodoni.ch/busoni/novitacd/godowsky.html

LEOPOLD GODOWSKY SONATA NO. 2 IN G MINOR FOR SOLO VIOLIN BY J. S. BACH very freely transcribed and adapted for the pianoforte (1923) Adagio - Fuga - Siciliana - Presto (Finale) by Carlo Grante LEOPOLD GODOWSKY SCHUBERT SONGS freely transcribed for the piano (1926) Das Wandern Morgengruss Die Forelle by Carlo Grante Keyboard music of the romantic period draws on a wide vocabulary of rhetorical figures, which are usually derived from accompaniments to thematic material. These figures aim to characterize or establish moods and subjects. Schubert, in particular, has bequeathed an enormous vocabulary of rhetorical figures. For example, the spinning motive, used to superb effect in "Gretchen am Spinnrade", quickly became a much-used gesture in the piano literature of the period. Godowsky's response to Schubert's vocabulary is typical. He never allows rhetorical figures to remain intact, in his transcriptions of twelve of Schubert's Songs. As an example, the water motive in Die Forelle is dissected and manipulated to the point where it loses much of its original character. But Godowsky's methods vary considerably from song to song. His variations on

46. Move Records - Composer - Leopold Godowsky leopold godowsky. Composer Acclaimed pianist Ian Holtham commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Brahms and the 200th anniversary of the http://www.move.com.au/artist.cfm/438

Catalogue Search Australian Baroque Choral Christmas Classical Cross cultural Early Music Folk Jazz Keyboard Orchestral Organ Sampler Soundtrack Vocal Australia's longest-running classical music label Home About Advanced Search Samplers ... Contact Leopold Godowsky Composer Acts of Homage Ian Holtham, piano "Holtham is one of this country's finest pianists... beautifully moulded and expressive performances." (The Canberra Times) Acclaimed pianist Ian Holtham commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Brahms and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Schubert. etudes Ian Holtham, piano "shows the mastery and control of the keyboard which makes Holtham such an exciting performer ... Melbourne is indeed lucky to have such a resident talent." (3MBS-FM Libretto) Move Records Home About Advanced Search ... Contact

47. MUSISCOPE - Instrumentistes - Piano Berman, Bart Israeli concert pianist specializing in Schubert and godowsky, leopold (1870 - 1938) - provides information on the legendary pianist. http://www.musiscope.com/piano.htm

Accueil Instrumentistes - Liste des pianistes et de leurs agents. Sites en Français Amoyel, Pascal - Pianiste concertiste. Chaplin, François - Pianiste concertiste. Biographie, discographie, extraits, contacts. Courvoisier, Sylvie - Musique contemporaine, musique de ballet, de théâtre. Del Rio, Monika - Présente son récital de piano incluant les meilleures pages du compositeur polonais Frédéric Chopin. Fazil, Say - Portrait, répertoire et concert. Françaix, Jean - Biographie, oeuvres et concerts. Godart, Pascal - Pianiste concertiste. Gould, Glenn - Fonds d'archives de la Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. Exposition virtuelle, sons (RealAudio), outils de recherche, événements, écrits, etc. Heisser, Jean-François - Portrait du pianiste. Jacquon, Alain - Concerts, discographie, biographie et sa boîte à musique (ressources). Papadiamandis, Matthieu - Pianiste concertiste. Roth, Véronique - Cours d'improvisation individuels et sous forme de stages. Tharaud, Alexandre

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49. Piano Pedagogy Forum leopold godowsky stressed the significance of the left hand with the following godowsky also supplied the pianist with flexibility in the selection of http://www.music.sc.edu/ea/keyboard/PPF/1.3/1.3.PPFp.rp.html

PIANO PEDAGOGY FORUM v. 1, no. 3/September 1, 1998 FORUM ON PIANO PERFORMANCE A Discussion of Left-Handed Literature for the Piano by Annemarie Schuessler Left-Handed Literature in the Romantic Period During the Romantic period, the piano was the "king of all instruments," and this was perhaps the most prolific period for left-handed literature. By the time he had composed his Studies, Op. 13 Ludwig Berger (1777-1839) had suffered a nervous disorder. He was on the faculty at both the St. Petersburg (Russia) and the Berlin, (Germany) Conservatories. Mendelssohn was his pupil, and he is said to be the influence behind Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words . Berger's, Etude for the Left Hand is primarily a cantabile, or singing piece. The piece is challenging in its use of major and minor modes. Louis Kohler's (1820-1886) Melody from Weber's Freischutz is a transcription piece. While a familiar air, its prominent arpeggios challenge the artist to make the piece sound free-flowing and effortless. Initially, there are no fingering indications, however, as the piece becomes more difficult the fingering and the pedaling are included. Originally

50. Sorabji.com: Foundcrap III sorabji.com Obscure Classical Composers leopold godowsky He is the first pianist I ever saw perform the 24 Chopin Etudes. I was 13 at the time, http://www.sorabji.com/strangle/messages/326/592.html?SaturdayDecember1520010911

51. Famous Piano Teachers Page 1 leopold godowsky (18701938). godowsky was a phenomenal pianist and colorful person. He had friendships with many famous artists and personalities, http://www.pedaplus.com/famous_a.html

Your browser does not support script listen! Famous Piano Teachers: Part One There is a large amount of information on the web about the great piano teachers of the past . This article is an attempt to organize some of that information. It is nowhere near being complete, but by browsing through this information you should be able to get a good idea of who some of the teachers were, and who some of their students were. I have not tried to go into any detail about methodology or technical approaches except in the broadest sense where appropriate. Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Liszt studied with Carl Czerny, a student of Beethoven. He concertized all over Europe, composed, and taught many pianists, including the Americans Amy Fay and William Mason. Students Among Liszt's students were the Americans William Mason and Amy Fay, Arthur Friedheim Alexander Siloti , and Moriz Rosenthal notes by Allan Evans, Arbiter Records website. Links Liszt biography #1 (from the Karadar Bertoldi Ensemble website, Italy) Liszt biography at Classical Music Pages Naxos recordings bio of Liszt (includes an extensive discography) Liszt Museum Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) Rubinstein was considered to be in the same league as Liszt as a pianist. He founded the St. Petersburg conservatory, and is the father of Russian pianism.

52. Bengt-Åke Lundin - Godowsky with bravura – works by the legendary pianist – and composer – leopold godowsky. Here BengtÅke Lundin starts off with leopold godowsky’s “Sonata in http://home.swipnet.se/sonoloco7/Caprice/lundin.html

Godowsky [piano]. Works by Leopold Godowsky Johann Strauss Caprice CAP 21571 . Duration: 74:36 There are today in Sweden a number of excellent, creative and imaginative, technically skilled pianists. We can for example mention Mats Widlund Stefan Lindgren Bengt Forsberg Kristine Scholz Mats Persson Lundin Leopold Godowsky When I hear the name Leopold Godowsky my thoughts immediately move on to and his recordings on Hyperion of Godowsky Godowsky Chopin Godowsky wrote for the left hand alone. Lundin has no reason, however, to fear venturing into Godowsky Caprice CAP 21608 , with piano concerts by and Johan Hammerth Petja Svensson [cello] and another one with Cecilia Zilliacus [violin]. Here starts off with Leopold Godowsky Sonata in E-minor Grand Sonata Mozart and Beethoven , and the sonatas of Schubert and Schumann , as the fine artist he is, firmly understands what I mean by this reflection. Clearly Leopold Godowsky offers among the finest pianism of his day. Emil von Sauer The fifth and last movement is the second longest with its in excess of seven-teen minutes. The movement has a Dies irae in the tempo indication, and consequently it is a serious event, almost like a Marcia funebre. The long list of indications for this concluding music of the sonata also harbors a Lento mesto and a Larghetto lamentoso, so the serenity of emotion is in place throughout, concluding the great sonata in thoughtfulness and reflection. This is masterly composed music, in the last movement reaching out to modern times in a sort of timeless statement, touching us today equally as naked and direct as it must have done at the time of composition.

53. Classical Piano Links Richard Glazier pianist leopold godowsky pianist (d. 1938) Gila Goldstein pianist (IL) Anna Goldsworthy pianist (AU) http://www.carolinaclassical.com/pianolinks.html

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54. Grand Piano - An Introduction Speed and volume were dependent upon the operator or player pianist . Interviewed about his DuoArt recordings the great leopold godowsky enthused thus http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/gp_intro.html

The Grand Piano Series An Introduction "The great virtue of this wonderful instrument is ... its quality of revealing the personality of the pianist. It will preserve for later generations the art of the great pianists ..." So wrote Sydney Grew in 'Musical Opinion', February 1924, a time which has been described as the heyday of the Reproducing Piano. He closed his article with the following words; "I consider the Duo-Art one of the most wonderful inventions of modern times. By mechanical means it reproduces with a full measure of character and individuality the personal art of great pianists. The reproduction seems to be not a copy but the original" High praise indeed for an invention less than 12 years old which was to disappear almost completely in less than ten. Where had it come from and where did it go? However during their heyday no lesser critic than Ernest Newman writing in 1927 sang the praises of the Duo-Art system following a concert given in London during which the great pianist Cortot played "live" alongside a Duo-Art recording he had made. Newman was unable to distinguish between the piano roll and the real thing. "Now and again I would say to myself: 'This is Cortot' or 'This is Duo-Art,' but on opening my eyes I found myself as often wrong as right" Interviewed about his Duo-Art recordings the great Leopold Godowsky enthused thus; "It is a truly remarkable experience to hear the Duo-Art mirror in every essential quality of tone and expression the Fantaisie (Chopin Fantaisie in F minor) as I played it a week ago! To think this same performance will be heard in thousands of homes, years hence - just as I played it at Aeolian Hall!"

55. Piano Music For The Left Hand Alone (And mind you - a pianist s hand is a very delicate instrument; either it works 100 leopold godowsky Vilna, Poland, 13.02.1870 - New York, 21.11.1938 http://hjem.get2net.dk/Brofeldt/

P iano Music for the Left Hand Alone With catalogue of more than 450 composers who wrote piano music for the left hand alone Hans Brofeldt Russian version of the site This site is dedicated to the memory of Paul Wittgenstein whose determination to pursue an international career as a concert pianist with only one arm has enriched the piano literature with many great works and has been an inspiration for later pianists in more or less the same situation. Paul Wittgenstein Vienna, 05.11.1887 - New York, 03.03.1961 The site is meant to serve two purposes: 1. To widen the knowledge of this unique art, and 2. To encourage the readers to contribute with corrections and additional information about composers and works to make the site as complete as possible. So comments will be welcomed - at the bottom of the page you can click to contact me. No attempts have been made to make this page interesting with fancy effects, visual gimmicks or any such things. Its sole purpose is to serve this musical phenomenon, which by closer acquaintance will prove rewarding and contain interesting stories from the tragic to the funny.

56. Phi Mu Alpha - Alpha Iota - Famous Sinfonians Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke , Jazz pianist and Band Leader godowsky, leopold, Conductor. Goldman, Richard Franko, Band Director and Composer http://www.lonestar.texas.net/~hfrausto/PMA/famous.htm

The brothers listed below have distinguished themselves as musicians, educators, and/or supporters of music. Each one has pledged himself to upholding the highest standards of creativity, performance, education and research in music in America. They have touched countless lives in their efforts to instill in all people an awareness of music's important role in the enrichment of the human spirit. They are true Sinfonians. Adderly, Julian "Cannonball" Jazz Saxophonist and Band Leader Adler, Samuel Composer and Conductor Amato, Pasquale Baritone Anderson, Leroy Composer Andre, Maurice Trumpet Barber, Samuel Composer Basie, William (Count) Jazz Pianist and Band Leader Bauer, Harold E. Pianist Bennett, Robert Russell Composer Biggs, E. Power Organist Bispham, David Bass-Baritone Brown, Les Band Leader Cadman, Charles Wakefield Composer Cage, John Composer Campanini, Cleofonte Conductor Carnegie, Andrew Philanthropist Carpenter, John Alden Industrialist and Composer Caruso, Enrico Tenor Conley, Eugene Tenor Converse, Fredrick S. Composer Cortelyou, George B.

57. AI Artists - Ian Hobson Biography pianist and Conductor. Ian Hobson is a musician of tremendous and the complete arrangements for piano of Schubert s compositions by leopold godowsky. http://www.aiartists.com/ihobson/

Ian Hobson Biography Home Biography Discography Reviews Pianist and Conductor Ian Hobson is a musician of tremendous versatility who has earned an international reputation as a pianist, conductor, and teacher. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Hobson studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University in England, and at Yale University in the United States. His international career was launched in 1981 when he won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition, having already garnered silver medals at both the Artur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethoven competitions. His teachers have included Sidney Harrison, Ward Davenny, Claude Frank, and Menahem Pressler. During the last several seasons, engagements have included appearances at Alice Tully Hall, at New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, performances of the Chopin and Moscheles concertos at the Bard Music Festival, and recitals in the US, England and Italy. He performed the Piano Concerto of Henry Holden Huss at Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra and the Concerto for Piano of Clara Schumann on Great Performers at Lincoln Center. He performed and recorded Paderewski's Piano Concerto and Fantasie Polonaise with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk in 1995. In January 1997 he performed and recorded the Henry Holden Huss Concerto and the Ernest Schelling Suite Fantastique with Martyn Brabbams and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

58. Invent Now | Hall Of Fame | Induction | 2005 Inductees leopold godowsky, Jr. and leopold Mannes, affectionately known by colleagues together as violinist and pianist and who enjoyed photography as a hobby. http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_3_0_induction_godowsky.asp

hi-res Leopold Godowsky, Jr. and Leopold Mannes, affectionately known by colleagues and friends as "God and Man" were professional musicians who performed together as violinist and pianist and who enjoyed photography as a hobby. Leopold, Jr. also performed as soloist with others and as first violinist of the San Francisco and the Los Angeles Symphonies. He also enrolled at the UCLA to study physics and chemistry. Godowsky continued research work into the 1950s improving the color process for Kodak in his own laboratory in Westport, Connecticut. However, he considered music, especially playing chamber music - often with the most illustrious musicians of his time (like Heifetz, Primrose, Feuermann, and Piatigorsky) - his greatest passion in life. Matthias Baldwin C. Donald Bateman Clarence Birdseye Leopold Godowsky, Jr. ... Selman Waksman

59. Invent Now | Hall Of Fame | Induction | 2005 Inductees Mannes and leopold godowsky, Jr. met as teenagers. in music after inventing Kodachrome, performing as a pianist and composing several musical scores. http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_3_0_induction_mannes.asp

hi-res Leopold Mannes' passion for photography led to his work creating Kodachrome, the first practical color film. Mannes and Leopold Godowsky, Jr. met as teenagers. Both were fascinated by the popular Brownie cameras, and both longed for a way to take color photographs, experimenting with the process. Mannes went on to study music at Harvard and earned a Pulitzer and a Guggenheim fellowship for composition. But even after he and Godowsky became musicians, they continued their photographic collaboration. Their search for financial support led them to Eastman Kodak, where they were hired and assigned a team of researchers. While working in darkness, Godowsky and Mannes measured film developing times by whistling the last movement of Brahms' C-minor Symphony. In 1936, Kodachrome film was introduced. The availability of a robust, practical color film triggered a cultural, artistic and commercial revolution as amateur and professional photographers embraced the new technology which was used for both still and motion picture photography. Mannes remained in music after inventing Kodachrome, performing as a pianist and composing several musical scores. He served as president of the Mannes College of Music founded by his parents, and he served as a judge in music competitions, including the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Born in New York City, he studied music at Juilliard and Harvard.

60. GODOWSKY ETUDES MarcAndrÈ Hamelin, pianist HYPERION CDA 67411/2 (2 CDs) (F) (DDD) TT 7756 75 leopold godowsky (1870 - 1938) was born in Sozly near Vilnius (Wilno, http://classicalcdreview.com/hamlin.htm

GODOWSKY: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes Marc-AndrÈ Hamelin, pianist Harold Schonberg of the New York Times described this music as "probably the most impossibly difficult things ever written for the piano. These are fantastic exercises that push piano technique to heights undreamed of even by Liszt." No question about it; the G# minor Etude of Op. 25 is hard enough to play as originally written, but to play all those double thirds with the left hand! Very difficult, indeed! Leopold Godowsky (1870 - 1938) was born in Sozly near Vilnius (Wilno, now in Lithuania). Considering his achievements both on the concert stage and in writing for the piano, it is remarkable that he achieved all this with minimal formal training. After rudimentary instruction as a child, when 13 he studied for three months in Berlin and that was it; the rest was self-taught. He always was experimenting with new techniques. Godowsky had enormous interest in the technical side of playing the piano, focusing on different fingering and development of left hand performance. Little music had been written that was a true challenge for the left hand. Some composers wrote left-hand concertos for Paul Wittgenstein, including Prokofiev, Britten, Korngold and Ravel (Wittgenstein didn't play most of them and struggled with those he did). Blumenfeld's Etude for the Left Hand (spectacularly recorded by Simon Barere) and Georges Cziffra's transcription of Flight of the Bumble Bee

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