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André Previn
12+ albums
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André George Previn (Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. Previn won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings and one more for his Lifetime Achievement. Previn was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Charlotte (née Epstein) and Jack Previn (Jakob Priwin), who was a lawyer, judge, and music teacher. He is said to have been "a distant relative of" the composer Gustav Mahler. However, in a pre-concert public interview at Lincoln Center, in May 2012, Previn laughed at the suggestion that he was related to Mahler. The year of his birth is uncertain. Whereas most published reports give 1929, Previn himself stated that 1930 was his birth year. In 1938, his Jewish family left Berlin to live in Paris, but moved to Los Angeles after a year or so. His great-uncle, Charles Previn, was music director for Universal. André grew up in Los Angeles and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1943. At Previn's 1946 graduation from Beverly Hills High School he played a musical duet with Richard M. Sherman; Previn played the piano, accompanying Sherman (who played flute). Coincidentally, both composers won 1964 Oscars for different films, both winning in musical categories. In 1951 and 1952, while stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco during his military service, Previn took private conducting lessons from Pierre Monteux, which he valued highly. Previn came to p
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Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
21,1822That's Where the South Begins
9,1793Overture (Jesus Christ Superstar/Soundtrack) - From "Jesus Christ Superstar" Soundtrack
6,7194Called On Account Of Rain
6,6975John Nineteen: Forty-One - From "Jesus Christ Superstar" Soundtrack
4,6466Life Is A Ball
3,5377Romeo And Juliet, Op.64, Act I: Dance Of The Knights
3,4168The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op.71 (1987 - Remaster): No. 14b - Danse de la Fée Dragée (Act II)
2,9329That's Where the West Begins
2,65410The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op.71 (1987 - Remaster), No. 12 - Divertissement (Act II): V. Danse des mirlitons (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
2,412albums
Andre Previn Plays Fats Waller
Alone
Hindemith: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, IPH 115, Barber: Four Excursions, Op. 20 & Martin: Prelude No. 7
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Lovenskiold: La Sylphide
Double Play, Andre Previn Dinah Shore (Two Original Albums On One)
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake (Highlights)
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ballet in four acts Op. 20
Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 - Glazunov: Suite from Raymonda, Op. 57a
Hallelujah!
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker etc . Prokofiev: Cinderella highlights