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Leo Ornstein
12+ albums
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Leo Ornstein (ca. December 11, 1895 – February 24, 2002), born in Ukraine (then a part of pre-Soviet Imperial Russia), was one of the leading American experimental composers and pianists of the early twentieth century. His performances of works by avant-garde composers and his own innovative and even shocking pieces made him a cause célèbre on both sides of the Atlantic. Ornstein was the first important composer to make extensive use of the tone cluster. As a pianist, he was considered a world-class talent. By the mid-1920s, he had walked away from his fame and soon disappeared from popular memory. Though he gave his last public concert before the age of forty, he continued writing music for another half-century and beyond. Largely forgotten for decades, he was rediscovered in the mid-1970s. Ornstein completed his eighth and final piano sonata at the age of ninety-seven, making him the oldest published composer in history (a mark since passed by Elliot Carter). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
Suicide in an Airplane
3,7442A Morning in the Woods
2,9533A Long Remembered Sorrow
1,5654Tarantelle
1,1485Piano Sonata No. 4: Semplice
1,0526Impressions of the Thames
9017Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: I. Moderato Sostenuto
8298Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 52: II. Andante Sostenuto
8059Piano Sonata No. 4: Moderato con moto
72510Six Preludes for Cello and Piano: II. Con Moto
718albums
ORNSTEIN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 and 7
Leo Ornstein: Complete Works for Cello and Piano
A Young Person's Guide To The Avant-Garde
Ornstein: Piano Music, Vol. 1
Complete Works For Cello And Piano
Leo Ornstein: Piano Music
Ornstein: Piano Music, Vol. 2
Leo Ornstein: Piano Quintet, String Quartet #3
Piano Music
Ornstein: Complete Violin Sonatas
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Music of Leo Ornstein