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Pianist Collection (#3)

"Pianist: Masters of the Keys and Melodies" From the soulful compositions of Johannes Brahms to the virtuosic performances of Franz Liszt at 30 years of age

Background imagePianist Collection: The composer Franz schubert accompanies tenor Johann Michael Vogl at a musical evening at

The composer Franz schubert accompanies tenor Johann Michael Vogl at a musical evening at
LRI4637180 The composer Franz schubert accompanies tenor Johann Michael Vogl at a musical evening at the Baron von Spaun (Drawing, 19th century) by Schwind

Background imagePianist Collection: Frederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (engraving)

Frederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (engraving)
977926 Frederic Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Background imagePianist Collection: Jazz specialists arrive for tour of Britain. Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson

Jazz specialists arrive for tour of Britain. Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson, Jazz singer and piano specialists arrive in England for tour. They are to appear at the Albert Hall

Background imagePianist Collection: John Sheridan, Nairn International Jazz Festival, Scotland, 2004. Creator: Brian Foskett

John Sheridan, Nairn International Jazz Festival, Scotland, 2004. Creator: Brian Foskett
John Sheridan, Nairn International Jazz Festival, Scotland, 2004

Background imagePianist Collection: Eliane Elias, Jazz Cafe, Camden, London, July 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor

Eliane Elias, Jazz Cafe, Camden, London, July 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor
Eliane Elias, Jazz Cafe, Camden, London, July 1991

Background imagePianist Collection: Stan Tracey and Art Themen playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1992

Stan Tracey and Art Themen playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1992
Stan Tracey (piano) and Art Themen (tenor saxophone) playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 12 April 1992

Background imagePianist Collection: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer. Artist: Nadar

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer. Artist: Nadar
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imagePianist Collection: Brahms. 1893, (1895). Artist: Charles Olivier de Penne

Brahms. 1893, (1895). Artist: Charles Olivier de Penne
Brahms. 1893, (1895). Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer and pianist. From The Musical Educator, Volume III by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Background imagePianist Collection: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist. He was also a collector of East European folk music

Background imagePianist Collection: Saint-Saens Photo

Saint-Saens Photo
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS French composer, photographed as solo pianist in 1910. Date: 1835-1921

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-86) 1886

Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-86) 1886
BAL47890 Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-86) 1886 by Munkacsy, Mihaly (1844-1900); Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian, out of copyright

Background imagePianist Collection: LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Painting, 1870

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Painting, 1870

Background imagePianist Collection: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) American composer and pianist. Gershwins compositions

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) American composer and pianist. Gershwins compositions spanned both popular and classical genres

Background imagePianist Collection: Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian pianist and composer. After a photograph

Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian pianist and composer. After a photograph

Background imagePianist Collection: FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946). Spanish composer

FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946). Spanish composer and pianist. Works for piano solo and for piano and voice. Edited in Madrid

Background imagePianist Collection: BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1990)

BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1990). American composer, pianist and conductor. Candide, musical comedy. Poster advertising the performances

Background imagePianist Collection: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791). Austrian composer. Mozart rehearsing with German soprano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791). Austrian composer. Mozart rehearsing with German soprano, Caterina Cavalieri (1755-1801). Line engraving

Background imagePianist Collection: FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Austrian composer. Wood engraving, German, 19th century

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828). Austrian composer. Wood engraving, German, 19th century

Background imagePianist Collection: Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev
Portrait of Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953), Ukrainian born pianist, conductor, and composer, on occasion of the first performance in England of Romeo and Juliet, in The Illustrated London News

Background imagePianist Collection: Cyril Scott

Cyril Scott
CYRIL SCOTT musical prodigy, pianist and composer, also poet, painter and philosopher, defender of homeopathy and occultist. His music was very avant-garde. Date: 1879 - 1970

Background imagePianist Collection: Johannes Brahms (1833-97) (photogravure)

Johannes Brahms (1833-97) (photogravure)
XJF107412 Johannes Brahms (1833-97) (photogravure) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imagePianist Collection: MASSINE, Lenide (1896-1979); FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946)

MASSINE, Lenide (1896-1979); FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946). Russian dance and choreographer.; Spanish composer and pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians, 189

Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians, 189
Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians by T.W Couldery. Date: 1894

Background imagePianist Collection: DAVE BRUBECK (1920- ). American musician

DAVE BRUBECK (1920- ). American musician

Background imagePianist Collection: ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (1887-1982). American (Polish born) pianist

ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (1887-1982). American (Polish born) pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton

Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton
Illustration of Leslie Hutch Hutchinson (1900 - 1969), born in Grenada and one of the biggest cabaret stars of the 1920s and 30s

Background imagePianist Collection: Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860 - 1941). Polish pianist, composer and statesman

Background imagePianist Collection: Dame Myra Hess DBE

Dame Myra Hess DBE, born Julia Myra Hess (1890-1965), British pianist, celebrated for organising lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery during World War II

Background imagePianist Collection: Paderewski / Postcard E&f

Paderewski / Postcard E&f
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI Polish pianist, composer and statesman, with part of his Chant du Voyageur below

Background imagePianist Collection: Paderewski / Petit J 1919

Paderewski / Petit J 1919
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI Polish pianist, composer and statesman

Background imagePianist Collection: Elton John won £1 million damages from the Sun newspaper

Elton John won £1 million damages from the Sun newspaper
Elton John won £ 1 million damages from the Sun newspaper. The settlement for untrue drug and rent boy allegations was reached on Sunday 11th, the day before the case came to court

Background imagePianist Collection: A. Rubinstein, 1872 (lithograph)

A. Rubinstein, 1872 (lithograph)
8914928 A. Rubinstein, 1872 (lithograph) by Kriehuber, Josef Nikolaus (1800-76); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: A. Rubinstein, lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber)

Background imagePianist Collection: 8970638

8970638

Background imagePianist Collection: Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Clare Kummer at piano, 1910.

Background imagePianist Collection: Thibault & Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Thibault & Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Thibault & Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Jacques Thibaud and Alfred Denis Cortot.

Background imagePianist Collection: Burke, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Burke, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Burke, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imagePianist Collection: Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Shows Art Hickman's Orchestra, likely during their 1919-20 New York tour. Band members pictured include: Steve Douglas, violin, Walt Roesner, trumpet, Fred Kaufmann

Background imagePianist Collection: Rachmaninoff, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Rachmaninoff, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Rachmaninoff, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) seated at a piano.

Background imagePianist Collection: Max Rosen, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Max Rosen, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Max Rosen, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Max Rosen (ca. 1900-1956), an American violinist.

Background imagePianist Collection: John Powell at piano, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

John Powell at piano, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
John Powell at piano, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imagePianist Collection: Laura Robertson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Laura Robertson, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Laura Robertson, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imagePianist Collection: Wynne Pyle, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Wynne Pyle, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Wynne Pyle, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imagePianist Collection: Franz Liszt conducting the performance of his new oratorio at Pesth, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Franz Liszt conducting the performance of his new oratorio at Pesth, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Franz Liszt conducting the performance of his new oratorio at Pesth, 1865. 'The jubilee of the Royal Conservatory of Music at Pesth, which took place on the 15th August

Background imagePianist Collection: The Welsh National Eisteddfod at Aberystwith, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Welsh National Eisteddfod at Aberystwith, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Welsh National Eisteddfod at Aberystwith, 1865. The annual congress of the students and amateurs of Welsh antiquities and literature...[was held] in a spacious

Background imagePianist Collection: Industrial Exhibition at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Industrial Exhibition at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Working Men's Industrial Exhibition at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1865. Bingley Hall was the first purpose-built exhibition hall in Britain

Background imagePianist Collection: José Manuel cruz

José Manuel cruz

Background imagePianist Collection: The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) at the age of 14 replaying Gregorio

The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) at the age of 14 replaying Gregorio Allegri's
AIS5378777 The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) at the age of 14 replaying Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere" from memory

Background imagePianist Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven
5308220 Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG




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"Pianist: Masters of the Keys and Melodies" From the soulful compositions of Johannes Brahms to the virtuosic performances of Franz Liszt at 30 years of age, pianists have mesmerized audiences throughout history. Their fingers dance across the ivory keys, breathing life into music that transcends time. Leonard Bernstein's passionate interpretations ignite emotions in every note he plays, while Ludwig Van Beethoven's revolutionary compositions continue to inspire generations. McCoy Tyner's captivating performance at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1978 brought jazz enthusiasts to their feet, showcasing the versatility and improvisation skills of a true maestro. Even beyond classical realms, George Gershwin enchanted listeners with his fusion of jazz and classical elements. Meanwhile, ballet dancers rehearsing Coppelia find solace in the delicate accompaniment provided by talented pianists who bring their movements to life. Clara Schumann not only showcased her prowess as a German pianist but also composed beautiful works that challenged societal norms during her time. Sergei V. Rachmaninov poured his heart into each composition as he meticulously crafted melodies at his piano in the late 1920s. Vladimir Horowitz captivated audiences with his electrifying performances on both sides of the Atlantic, leaving an indelible mark on Carnegie Hall during his concert there in April 1966. And let us not forget Franz Liszt himself - a pioneer who pushed boundaries and redefined what it meant to be a pianist. These extraordinary individuals embody passion, dedication, and artistry within their fingertips. As they navigate through intricate harmonies and unleash powerful crescendos upon enraptured audiences worldwide, these pianists remind us why this instrument holds such timeless allure for both performers and listeners alike.