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Benno Moiseiwitsch
12+ albums
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Benno Moiseiwitsch (22 February 1890 - 9 April 1963) was a pianist. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Moiseiwitsch began his studies at age seven at the Odessa Music Academy. He won the Anton Rubinstein Prize when he was just nine years old. He later took lessons from Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. He first appeared in London in 1909 and made his American debut in 1919. He settled in England and took British citizenship in 1937. Moiseiwitsch was made a Commander of the British Empire in 1946, for his consistent contributions during the Second World War, performing hundreds of recitals to servicemen and charities. He married Daisy Kennedy, an Australian concert violinist, and had one daughter, Tanya Moiseiwitsch. Moiseiwitsch was particularly known for his interpretations of the late Romantic repertoire, especially the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff (who was an admirer of his playing and referred to Moiseiwitsch as his "spiritual heir"). At the piano, Moiseiwitsch was noted for his elegance, poetry, lyrical phrasing, brilliance, rhythmic freedom, and relaxed virtuosity. He made recordings for His Master's Voice (now EMI) starting in the 78RPM shellac era, continuing with long playing records and into the early stereo era. His distinctive style can be heard in his recording of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and the Barcarolle, Ballade No. 4 and Nocturne Op. 62 of Chopin. In 1950 critic and musicologist Irving Kolodin said about the Ballade in F of Chopin played by Moise
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Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth
2512Barcarolle in F Sharp Minor, Op. 60
2283Etude No. 4 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4
2274Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
2165Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
816Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
807Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Allegro giusto, nel modo russico; senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto)
658Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
639Etude No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11
6010Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
60albums
The Very Best of Frédéric Chopin
Benno Moiseiwitsch Plays Chopin
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Medtner: Piano Sonata, Op. 22 / Kabalevsky: Piano Sonata, Op. 46 (Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 7) (1928-1948)
Delius: Piano Concerto / Ravel: Jeux D'eau (Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 6) (1925-1950)
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Schumann: Kinderszenen / Musorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 1) (1927-1945)
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Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Vol.70 CD1
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Moiseiwitsch, Benno: Acoustic Recordings 1916-1925
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Grat Pianists of the 20th Century, Vol.70 CD2
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Moiseiwitsch, Benno: Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 2 (1925-1941)
The Liszt Legacy
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Moussorgski: Tableaux d'une exposition, Enfantines, Une nuit sur le mont Chauve & Chants et danses de la mort (Les indispensables de Diapason)