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Pianist Collection (#6)

"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: Silhouette of Ludwig van Beethoven

Silhouette of Ludwig van Beethoven
5308287 Silhouette of Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Silhouette of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Czech composer and pianist

Portrait of Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Czech composer and pianist
IMB4827954 Portrait of Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Czech composer and pianist; (add.info.: Portrait of Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Czech composer and pianist); © Imagebroker

Background imagePianist Collection: Schumann, Robert, german composer, born 08. 06. 1810 in Zwickau, died 29. 07

Schumann, Robert, german composer, born 08. 06. 1810 in Zwickau, died 29. 07
UTD4928072 Schumann, Robert, german composer, born 08. 06. 1810 in Zwickau, died 29. 07. 1856 in Endenich near Bonn, wood engraving about 1860; (add.info.: Schumann, Robert, german composer, born 08)

Background imagePianist Collection: Theodore le maitre de piano posing les doigts de clarisse sur les touches sous les yeux de son

Theodore le maitre de piano posing les doigts de clarisse sur les touches sous les yeux de son lover Duveyrier
ELD4895656 Theodore le maitre de piano posing les doigts de clarisse sur les touches sous les yeux de son lover Duveyrier

Background imagePianist Collection: History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Music lecon in the home of landowners in

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Music lecon in the home of landowners in the southern
NWI4886579 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Music lecon in the home of landowners in the southern colonies of the United States

Background imagePianist Collection: Beautiful pianist: Postcard 1920

Beautiful pianist: Postcard 1920
JAB4120000 Beautiful pianist: Postcard 1920; (add.info.: Beautiful pianist: Postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imagePianist Collection: Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Ignacy Jan Paderewski
3733762 Ignacy Jan Paderewski.; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) a Polish pianist and composer, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish Independence

Background imagePianist Collection: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
3521788 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy; (add.info.: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) german composer); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Last Musical Thought of Carl Maria von Weber

Last Musical Thought of Carl Maria von Weber
3118679 Last Musical Thought of Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Portrait and Last Musical Thought of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor pianist, guitarist and critic

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)
3585798 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: Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber
3585797 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

Background imagePianist Collection: Henry Russell, 1850

Henry Russell, 1850
3585536 Henry Russell, 1850; (add.info.: Henry Russell (musician) (1812/13-1900), English pianist, baritone singer and composer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely

Portrait of Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely
863887 Portrait of Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely; (add.info.: Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely (1785-1858) French composer, pianist and organist

Background imagePianist Collection: Frederic Chopin, 1849 (engraving)

Frederic Chopin, 1849 (engraving)
1574522 Frederic Chopin, 1849 (engraving); (add.info.: Frederic Chopin (1809-1849) Polish pianist and composer); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1885

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1885
1577260 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1885; (add.info.: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (18 November 1860 - 29 June 1941) Polish pianist and composer, politician

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

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist (litho)
8673396 Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Frederic Chopin as a boy drawing a portrait of his Geography teacher at school (litho)

Frederic Chopin as a boy drawing a portrait of his Geography teacher at school (litho)
8636073 Frederic Chopin as a boy drawing a portrait of his Geography teacher at school (litho) by Coales, Kathleen Wallis (fl.c.1920-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePianist Collection: Sir William Sterndale Bennett, English musician and composer (engraving)

Sir William Sterndale Bennett, English musician and composer (engraving)
8677170 Sir William Sterndale Bennett, English musician and composer (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Sterndale Bennett, (1816-1875)

Background imagePianist Collection: Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist (colour litho)

Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist (colour litho)
8655468 Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer and pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Adolf von Henselt (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Adolf von Henselt (b/w photo)
8665445 Celebrated pianists: Adolf von Henselt (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolf von Henselt)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Willi Thern (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Willi Thern (b/w photo)
8665218 Celebrated pianists: Willi Thern (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willi Thern)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Francois Couperin (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Francois Couperin (litho)
8665279 Celebrated pianists: Francois Couperin (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Couperin)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Albert Eibenschutz (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Albert Eibenschutz (b/w photo)
8665174 Celebrated pianists: Albert Eibenschutz (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Eibenschutz)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Francois Plante (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Francois Plante (b/w photo)
8665160 Celebrated pianists: Francois Plante (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Plante)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Jean Philippe Rameau (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Jean Philippe Rameau (litho)
8665158 Celebrated pianists: Jean Philippe Rameau (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Philippe Rameau)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Alfred Reisenauer (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Alfred Reisenauer (b/w photo)
8665156 Celebrated pianists: Alfred Reisenauer (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Reisenauer)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Johann Wenzel Tomaschek (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Johann Wenzel Tomaschek (litho)
8665150 Celebrated pianists: Johann Wenzel Tomaschek (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Wenzel Tomaschek)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Xaver Scharwenka (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Xaver Scharwenka (b/w photo)
8665147 Celebrated pianists: Xaver Scharwenka (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Xaver Scharwenka)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Daniel Steibelt (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Daniel Steibelt (litho)
8665138 Celebrated pianists: Daniel Steibelt (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Steibelt)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Wilhelmine Szarvady (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Wilhelmine Szarvady (b/w photo)
8665137 Celebrated pianists: Wilhelmine Szarvady (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelmine Szarvady)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Carl Tausig (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Carl Tausig (b/w photo)
8665136 Celebrated pianists: Carl Tausig (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Tausig)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Agnes Zimmermann (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Agnes Zimmermann (b/w photo)
8665129 Celebrated pianists: Agnes Zimmermann (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agnes Zimmermann)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Johannes Brahms (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Johannes Brahms (b/w photo)
8665242 Celebrated pianists: Johannes Brahms (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Teresa Carenno (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Teresa Carenno (b/w photo)
8665221 Celebrated pianists: Teresa Carenno (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teresa Carenno)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Clotilde Kleeberg (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Clotilde Kleeberg (litho)
8665212 Celebrated pianists: Clotilde Kleeberg (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clotilde Kleeberg)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Alfred Jaell (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Alfred Jaell (b/w photo)
8665197 Celebrated pianists: Alfred Jaell (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Jaell)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Isidor Seiss (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Isidor Seiss (b/w photo)
8665187 Celebrated pianists: Isidor Seiss (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isidor Seiss)

Background imagePianist Collection: At the Piano, (oil on canvas)

At the Piano, (oil on canvas)
651477 At the Piano, (oil on canvas) by Priechenfried, Alois Heinrich (1867-1953); 75x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Piano. Alois Heinrich Priechenfried (1867-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imagePianist Collection: Franz Schubert's dedication to Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Schubert's dedication to Ludwig van Beethoven
5308217 Franz Schubert's dedication to Ludwig van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Franz Schubert's dedication to Ludwig van Beethoven. Franz Schubert (1797-1828) an Austrian composer

Background imagePianist Collection: Carl Reinecke, 1895 (print)

Carl Reinecke, 1895 (print)
3728334 Carl Reinecke, 1895 (print); (add.info.: Carl Reinecke (1824-1910), German composer, pianist and conductor. Reproduction photo from the year 1895, digital improved.); Bildagentur-online/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Godard, French composer (1849-1895). Drawing by P. Mathey. Rights Reserves

Portrait of Benjamin Godard, French composer (1849-1895). Drawing by P. Mathey. Rights Reserves
JAB5036734 Portrait of Benjamin Godard, French composer (1849-1895). Drawing by P. Mathey. Rights Reserves.; (add.info.: Portrait of Benjamin Godard, French composer (1849-1895). Drawing by P

Background imagePianist Collection: Mausoleum of Franz Liszt

Mausoleum of Franz Liszt
3118848 Mausoleum of Franz Liszt; (add.info.: Mausoleum of Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and Franciscan tertiary

Background imagePianist Collection: Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms
3118793 Johannes Brahms; (add.info.: Portrait of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer and pianist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: Les Beatitudes by Franz Liszt

Les Beatitudes by Franz Liszt
3118784 Les Beatitudes by Franz Liszt; (add.info.: Les Beatitudes by Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and Franciscan tertiary

Background imagePianist Collection: Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jean Renaud

Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jean Renaud
3118681 Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jean Renaud; (add.info.: Portrait of Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jean Renaud (1817-1853) wife of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) a German composer, pianist

Background imagePianist Collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3118647 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) an Austrian composer of the classical era, at his piano

Background imagePianist Collection: Anna Yesipova

Anna Yesipova
3253086 Anna Yesipova; (add.info.: Anna Yesipova, 1851-1914. Prominent Russian pianist. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Background imagePianist Collection: Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber
3585802 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.