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Pianist Collection (#5)

"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: Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, 1889

Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, 1889
3478797 Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: Recording a pianist at a piano, using Thomas Edison Phonograph, Paris, 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Cover of the first edition for Elijah, 19th century (engraving)

Cover of the first edition for Elijah, 19th century (engraving)
3118663 Cover of the first edition for Elijah, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cover of the first edition for Elijah, an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) a German composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Handwritten sheet music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Handwritten sheet music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3118684 Handwritten sheet music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; (add.info.: Handwritten sheet music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) an Austrian composer of the classical era, at his piano

Background imagePianist Collection: Pianist at the keyboard. 19th century (lithograph)

Pianist at the keyboard. 19th century (lithograph)
535168 Pianist at the keyboard. 19th century (lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Clara Schumann, 1853 (print)

Clara Schumann, 1853 (print)
8822242 Clara Schumann, 1853 (print) by Sohn, Karl Ferdinand (1805-1867) ; 16, 2 x 20, 7 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info)

Background imagePianist Collection: La lecon de chant - Drawing by the German illustrator Theodor Hosemann (1807-1875) Berlin 1855

La lecon de chant - Drawing by the German illustrator Theodor Hosemann (1807-1875) Berlin 1855
JAB4120269 La lecon de chant - Drawing by the German illustrator Theodor Hosemann (1807-1875) Berlin 1855; (add.info.: La lecon de chant - Drawing by the German illustrator Theodor Hosemann)

Background imagePianist Collection: Measuring - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families

Measuring - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph)
DUV4219812 Measuring - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

Background imagePianist Collection: Carl Tausig

Carl Tausig
3586299 Carl Tausig; (add.info.: Photograph of Carl Tausig (1841-1871) a Polish virtuoso pianist, arranger and composer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850

Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850
3585521 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850; (add.info.: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894) Russian pianist, composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850

Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850
3585520 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein, 1850; (add.info.: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894) Russian pianist, composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)

Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter)
3585800 Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter); (add.info.: Title page of the German Opera Der Freischutz (The Free Shooter) by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

Background imagePianist Collection: Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven

Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven
5308222 Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Letter from Ludwig van Beethoven written in French. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 19th century

Background imagePianist Collection: Alexander Siloti and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1850

Alexander Siloti and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1850
3330135 Alexander Siloti and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1850; (add.info.: Photograph of Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) a Russian pianist, composer and conductor

Background imagePianist Collection: Ludwig Von Beethoven. Baptized on December 17, 1770- 1827. German composerand pianist

Ludwig Von Beethoven. Baptized on December 17, 1770- 1827. German composerand pianist. 19th century lithograph by Em
3085261 Ludwig Von Beethoven. Baptized on December 17, 1770- 1827. German composerand pianist. 19th century lithograph by Em. Baerentzen & Co; (add.info.: Ludwig Von Beethoven)

Background imagePianist Collection: Punch, 1883_10_6 - Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910): Music, Piano, English language

Punch, 1883_10_6 - Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910): Music, Piano, English language
ICA4936354 Punch, 1883_10_6 - Illustration of Sambourne (1844-1910): Music, Piano, English language, Foreign press - Lizst Franz (1811-1886); (add.info.: Punch)

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer, conductor and pianist

Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer, conductor and pianist
NWI4928993 Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer, conductor and pianist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Pianist reading a score, very elegante young woman, flowers in the bun

Pianist reading a score, very elegante young woman, flowers in the bun. 1910 approximately Historic photograph
IMB4931424 Pianist reading a score, very elegante young woman, flowers in the bun. 1910 approximately Historic photograph, woman reading notes, around 1910; (add.info.: Pianist reading a score)

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer and pianist (1839)

Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer and pianist (1839)
NWI4929156 Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer and pianist (1839).; (add.info.: Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) German pianist and composer

Portrait of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) German pianist and composer
NWI4928806 Portrait of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) German pianist and composer; (add.info.: Portrait of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) German pianist and composer

Background imagePianist Collection: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Chateau de Monthoiron, interior of the Chateau

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Chateau de Monthoiron, interior of the Chateau, family orchestra
LUX4806293 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: Chateau de Monthoiron, interior of the Chateau, family orchestra, 1880; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86)

Background imagePianist Collection: Carl Reinecke, 1886 (engraving)

Carl Reinecke, 1886 (engraving)
UIG5413579 Carl Reinecke, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: Carl Reinecke (1824-1910), German composer, pianist and conductor.); UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of A.N. Scriabin

Portrait of A.N. Scriabin
673182 Portrait of A.N. Scriabin; (add.info.: Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 25 December 1871 - 27 April 14 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Arabella Goddard, British pianist (engraving)

Arabella Goddard, British pianist (engraving)
8676557 Arabella Goddard, British pianist (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabella Goddard (1836-1922), British pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Arabella Goddard, English pianist (engraving)

Arabella Goddard, English pianist (engraving)
8676494 Arabella Goddard, English pianist (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabella Goddard (1836-1922), English pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (b/w photo)

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (b/w photo)
8672138 Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (b/w photo) by Mishkin, Herman (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Russian-born composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Paderewski (colour litho)

Paderewski (colour litho)
8656088 Paderewski (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Polish pianist and composer and independence campaigner

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Muzio Clementi (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Muzio Clementi (litho)
8665223 Celebrated pianists: Muzio Clementi (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muzio Clementi)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Theodor Kullak (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Theodor Kullak (b/w photo)
8665204 Celebrated pianists: Theodor Kullak (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodor Kullak)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Henry Litolff (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Henry Litolff (b/w photo)
8665201 Celebrated pianists: Henry Litolff (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Litolff)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (litho)
8665200 Celebrated pianists: Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Mary Krebs-Brenning (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Mary Krebs-Brenning (litho)
8665199 Celebrated pianists: Mary Krebs-Brenning (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Krebs-Brenning)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (litho)
8665189 Celebrated pianists: Johann Nepomuk Hummel (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Nepomuk Hummel)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Johann Ladislaus Dussek (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Johann Ladislaus Dussek (litho)
8665173 Celebrated pianists: Johann Ladislaus Dussek (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Ladislaus Dussek)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Sebastian Bach Mills (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Sebastian Bach Mills (b/w photo)
8665168 Celebrated pianists: Sebastian Bach Mills (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastian Bach Mills)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Karl Mikuli (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Karl Mikuli (b/w photo)
8665166 Celebrated pianists: Karl Mikuli (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Mikuli)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Alexander Siloti (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Alexander Siloti (b/w photo)
8665157 Celebrated pianists: Alexander Siloti (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Siloti)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Alfonso Rendano (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Alfonso Rendano (b/w photo)
8665152 Celebrated pianists: Alfonso Rendano (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfonso Rendano)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Giovanni Sgambati (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Giovanni Sgambati (b/w photo)
8665143 Celebrated pianists: Giovanni Sgambati (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Sgambati)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Bernhard Stavenhagen (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Bernhard Stavenhagen (b/w photo)
8665141 Celebrated pianists: Bernhard Stavenhagen (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernhard Stavenhagen)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Sigismund Thalberg (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Sigismund Thalberg (litho)
8665140 Celebrated pianists: Sigismund Thalberg (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sigismund Thalberg)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (b/w photo)
8665231 Celebrated pianists: Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Eugen D'albert (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Eugen D'albert (b/w photo)
8665226 Celebrated pianists: Eugen D'albert (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eugen D'albert)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Domenico Scarlatti (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Domenico Scarlatti (litho)
8665224 Celebrated pianists: Domenico Scarlatti (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domenico Scarlatti)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Karl Heinrich Barth (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Karl Heinrich Barth (b/w photo)
8665213 Celebrated pianists: Karl Heinrich Barth (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Heinrich Barth)

Background imagePianist Collection: Sonatas for piano, opus 1 by Johannes Brahms

Sonatas for piano, opus 1 by Johannes Brahms
3118754 Sonatas for piano, opus 1 by Johannes Brahms; (add.info.: Sonatas for piano, opus 1 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer and pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Felix Mendelssohn, 19th century (print)

Felix Mendelssohn, 19th century (print)
3118712 Felix Mendelssohn, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period

Background imagePianist Collection: Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt
3118698 Franz Liszt; (add.info.: Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and Franciscan tertiary

Background imagePianist Collection: Sheet music - a flat major sonata Opus 26 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Sheet music - a flat major sonata Opus 26 by Ludwig van Beethoven
5308223 Sheet music - a flat major sonata Opus 26 by Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Sheet music - a flat major sonata Opus 26 by Ludwig van Beethoven)




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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.