Pianist Collection (#4)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

José Manuel cruz

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

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

The corner of old Vienna
5308218 The corner of old Vienna.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the corner of old Vienna where Ludwig van Beethoven lived. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist

As Santa is playing the piano, he is epitated by two children eager to receive their gifts. 19th century drawing
FGL5484421 As Santa is playing the piano, he is epitated by two children eager to receive their gifts. 19th century drawing; Fototeca Gilardi

Autograph and portrait of Vilem Blodek, 19th century (photo)
7206703 Autograph and portrait of Vilem Blodek, 19th century (photo); Muzeum Bedricha Smetany (Music Museum), Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info.: Vilem Blodek was a Czech composer, flautist)

Frederic Chopin, Polish composer (b/w photo)
8655925 Frederic Chopin, Polish composer (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Polish composer

Celebrated pianists: Annette Essipoff (b/w photo)
8665175 Celebrated pianists: Annette Essipoff (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annette Essipoff)

Celebrated pianists: Karl Reinecke (b/w photo)
8665161 Celebrated pianists: Karl Reinecke (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Reinecke)

Celebrated pianists: Aloys Schmitt (litho)
8665148 Celebrated pianists: Aloys Schmitt (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aloys Schmitt)

Celebrated pianists: Ernst Perabo (b/w photo)
8665234 Celebrated pianists: Ernst Perabo (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernst Perabo)

Celebrated pianists: Ingeborg von Bronsart (b/w photo)
8665219 Celebrated pianists: Ingeborg von Bronsart (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ingeborg von Bronsart)

Celebrated pianists: Walter Bache (b/w photo)
8665211 Celebrated pianists: Walter Bache (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter Bache)

Celebrated pianists: Edward Dannreuther (b/w photo)
8665207 Celebrated pianists: Edward Dannreuther (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Dannreuther)

Celebrated pianists: Alfred Grunfeld (b/w photo)
8665188 Celebrated pianists: Alfred Grunfeld (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Grunfeld)

Celebrated pianists: Sir Charles Halle (b/w photo)
8665185 Celebrated pianists: Sir Charles Halle (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Halle)

Celebrated pianists: Ernst Pauer (b/w photo)
8665181 Celebrated pianists: Ernst Pauer (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernst Pauer)

Celebrated pianists: Arabella Goddard (b/w photo)
8665180 Celebrated pianists: Arabella Goddard (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabella Goddard)

Celebrated pianists: Robert Fischhof (b/w photo)
8665176 Celebrated pianists: Robert Fischhof (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Fischhof)

Celebrated pianists: William Sterndale Bennet (b/w photo)
8665274 Celebrated pianists: William Sterndale Bennet (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Sterndale Bennet)

Celebrated pianists: Leopold von Meyer (b/w photo)
8665169 Celebrated pianists: Leopold von Meyer (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leopold von Meyer)

Celebrated pianists: Max Pauer (b/w photo)
8665163 Celebrated pianists: Max Pauer (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Max Pauer)

Celebrated pianists: Johann Peter Pixis (litho)
8665162 Celebrated pianists: Johann Peter Pixis (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Peter Pixis)

Celebrated pianists: Willy Rehberg (b/w photo)
8665155 Celebrated pianists: Willy Rehberg (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willy Rehberg)

Celebrated pianists: Louis Diemer (b/w photo)
8665222 Celebrated pianists: Louis Diemer (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Diemer)

Celebrated pianists: Ignaz Brull (b/w photo)
8665220 Celebrated pianists: Ignaz Brull (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ignaz Brull)

Celebrated pianists: Anna Mehlig (b/w photo)
8665217 Celebrated pianists: Anna Mehlig (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anna Mehlig)

The Sunday service (a pianist accompanies passengers who sing the psalms in their collection)
NWI4963030 The Sunday service (a pianist accompanies passengers who sing the psalms in their collection) aboard a wagon of the American Union Pacific Railway Company, around 1870

Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
NWI4928619 Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886); (add.info.: Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886)); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Schumann, Robert, german composer and pianist (print)
UTD4928114 Schumann, Robert, german composer and pianist (print); (add.info.: Schumann, Robert, german composerand pianist, born 08. 06. 1810 in Zwickau, died 29. 07)

The prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), playing piano at the age of 4 - Colorisee engraving 19th century
NWI4928087 The prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), playing piano at the age of 4 - Colorisee engraving 19th century - Mozart performing at 4 years of age - Hand-colored woodcut of a

Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
NWI4928576 Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886); (add.info.: Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886)); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and his sister Marie-Anne (or Marie Anne)
NWI4928127 The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and his sister Marie-Anne (or Marie Anne) known as Nannerl playing together at the Court of Imperial Mary Therese of Austria (1717-1780)

Portrait of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Italian pianist and composer
XEE5027371 Portrait of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Italian pianist and composer; (add.info.: Portrait of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Italian pianist and composer); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849) circa 1847. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4905555 Portrait of Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849) circa 1847. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850
3585519 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850; (add.info.: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894) Russian pianist, composer

Carl Maria von Weber
3586475 Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century.); 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.