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Stefan Askenase
12+ albums
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Askenase was born in Lemberg. He studied with Theodor Pollak, a professor and director of the Ludwik Marek School of Music in Lemberg. Then with Emil von Sauer, a pupil of Liszt, at the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1919 he made his debut in Vienna, and subsequently toured throughout the world. He also taught at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music from 1937 to 1940 and the Brussels Conservatory of Music from 1954 to 1961. In 1950 he became a naturalized Belgian citizen. He recorded extensively the works of Chopin for the Deutsche Grammophon label in the 1950s and 1960s. His pupils included Martha Argerich, Andre Tchaikowsky and Mitsuko Uchida. He died in Bonn. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Allegro Vivace
1662Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Larghetto
1633Piano Concerto No. 1, E Minor Opus 11, Rondo Vivace
1464Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Maestoso
1305Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Scherzo Molto Vivace
1266Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Allegro Maestoso
1257Piano Concerto No. 2, F Minor Opus 21, Larghetto
1198Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Finale, presto Ma Non Tanto
1179Smetana: Czech Dances / Tance II (1879) - 2. Slepicka in B flat major (Moderato)
11010Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
108albums
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FrÉdÉric Chopin - Classical Genius
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A Tribute To Chopin
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Lifeworks - Frédéric Chopin (The Platinum Edition)
Complete 1950s Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Chopin: Essential Chopin
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Essential Chopin Greats
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111 More Classic Tracks
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50 Shades of Sensual Classics - 50 Colourful Sensual Moments
Chopin: 14 Valses
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Träumerei
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Chopin: The Essentials
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The Roots Of Alicia Keys