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Pianist Collection (#8)

"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: Dance in a barn or stable (colour litho)

Dance in a barn or stable (colour litho)
8677464 Dance in a barn or stable (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance in a barn or stable.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

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

Celebrated pianists: Alexander Dreyschock (b/w photo)
8665172 Celebrated pianists: Alexander Dreyschock (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Dreyschock)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Wladimir de Pachmann (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Wladimir de Pachmann (b/w photo)
8665170 Celebrated pianists: Wladimir de Pachmann (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wladimir de Pachmann)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Moritz Rosenthal (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Moritz Rosenthal (b/w photo)
8665159 Celebrated pianists: Moritz Rosenthal (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moritz Rosenthal)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Ferdinand Ries (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Ferdinand Ries (litho)
8665153 Celebrated pianists: Ferdinand Ries (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand Ries)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Nicholas Rubinstein (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Nicholas Rubinstein (b/w photo)
8665151 Celebrated pianists: Nicholas Rubinstein (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas Rubinstein)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Camille Saint Saens (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Camille Saint Saens (b/w photo)
8665149 Celebrated pianists: Camille Saint Saens (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camille Saint Saens)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Julius Schulhoff (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Julius Schulhoff (b/w photo)
8665145 Celebrated pianists: Julius Schulhoff (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Schulhoff)

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

Celebrated pianists: Theodor Leschetitzky (b/w photo)
8665205 Celebrated pianists: Theodor Leschetitzky (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodor Leschetitzky)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Wilhelm Taubert (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Wilhelm Taubert (b/w photo)
8665144 Celebrated pianists: Wilhelm Taubert (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Taubert)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Geza Graf Zichy (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Geza Graf Zichy (b/w photo)
8665135 Celebrated pianists: Geza Graf Zichy (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geza Graf Zichy)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Karl Maria von Weber (litho)

Celebrated pianists: Karl Maria von Weber (litho)
8665133 Celebrated pianists: Karl Maria von Weber (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Maria von Weber)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Marie Wieck (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Marie Wieck (b/w photo)
8665132 Celebrated pianists: Marie Wieck (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Wieck)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Louis Brassin (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Louis Brassin (b/w photo)
8665216 Celebrated pianists: Louis Brassin (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Brassin)

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

Celebrated pianists: Alexander Zarzycki (b/w photo)
8665198 Celebrated pianists: Alexander Zarzycki (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Zarzycki)

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

Celebrated pianists: Theodor Kirchner (b/w photo)
8665195 Celebrated pianists: Theodor Kirchner (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodor Kirchner)

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

Celebrated pianists: Karl Heymann (b/w photo)
8665193 Celebrated pianists: Karl Heymann (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Heymann)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Rafael Joseffy (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Rafael Joseffy (b/w photo)
8665192 Celebrated pianists: Rafael Joseffy (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rafael Joseffy)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Robert Freund (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Robert Freund (b/w photo)
8665184 Celebrated pianists: Robert Freund (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Freund)

Background imagePianist Collection: Celebrated pianists: Arthur Friedheim (b/w photo)

Celebrated pianists: Arthur Friedheim (b/w photo)
8665179 Celebrated pianists: Arthur Friedheim (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arthur Friedheim)

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

Celebrated pianists: Heinrich Ehrlich (b/w photo)
8665178 Celebrated pianists: Heinrich Ehrlich (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heinrich Ehrlich)

Background imagePianist Collection: Johann van Beethoven

Johann van Beethoven
5308216 Johann van Beethoven.; (add.info.: Portrait of Johann van Beethoven (1740-1792) a German musician, teacher, and singer. Father of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven

Background imagePianist Collection: Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) playing piano, 1910

Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) playing piano, 1910
LSE4083118 Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) playing piano, 1910 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Background imagePianist Collection: Sam Goldwyn with Judy Garland

Sam Goldwyn with Judy Garland
2603942 Sam Goldwyn with Judy Garland; (add.info.: Sam Goldwyn (1882 - 1974) Polish - born American film magnate, with Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) American filmstar, and another artist)

Background imagePianist Collection: Maria Magdalena Keverich

Maria Magdalena Keverich
5308215 Maria Magdalena Keverich.; (add.info.: Portrait of Maria Magdalena Keverich (1746-1787) mother of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imagePianist Collection: The French composer Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) (1835 - 1921) on the piano

The French composer Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) (1835 - 1921) on the piano
LSE4085399 The French composer Camille Saint Saens (Saint-Saens) (1835 - 1921) on the piano. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Background imagePianist Collection: English Georgian dandy and belle dancing a waltz while a man plays the piano in a parlour

English Georgian dandy and belle dancing a waltz while a man plays the piano in a parlour
FLO4662008 English Georgian dandy and belle dancing a waltz while a man plays the piano in a parlour. An Introduction: Gay moments of Logic, Jerry, Tom and Corinthian Kate

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

Portrait of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
NWI4928603 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

Background imagePianist Collection: Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) playing in European royal courts. 19th century (engraving)

Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) playing in European royal courts. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4904693 Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) playing in European royal courts. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber

Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber
864910 Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber; (add.info.: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) German composer and pianist. A key figure in the transition from Classical to Romantic Music

Background imagePianist Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) playing before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) playing before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - From Borchman's painting
XEE5027511 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) playing before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - From Borchman's painting

Background imagePianist Collection: Sketches from New York: entertainment in a lager beer saloon, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Sketches from New York: entertainment in a lager beer saloon, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from New York: entertainment in a lager beer saloon, 1864. Lager beer proper is composed of malt, hops, and water...It is lighter than the beer of England

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

A. Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
A. Cortot, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Swiss-French pianist Alfred Denis Cortot (1877-1962)

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

Paderewski, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Paderewski, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) seated at an outdoor table

Background imagePianist Collection: MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920
MacLennan & Easton, between c1915 and c1920. Shows opera singer Francis Maclennan (1873-1935) with his wife, opera singer Florence Easton (1882-1955)

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

La Forge, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
La Forge, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Frank LaForge (1879-1953), an American pianist, composer and arranger

Background imagePianist Collection: US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918 (date created or published later). An African American jazz band during World War I probably in the "Buffalo Auditorium" at Camp Upton, Yaphank

Background imagePianist Collection: Berlin, Christmas in soldier's hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Berlin, Christmas in soldier's hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin, Christmas in soldier's hospital, between 1914 and c1915. A woman playing the piano for soldiers in a hospital in Berlin, Germany at Christmas, during World War I

Background imagePianist Collection: Frederic Chopin (1810-49) playing in the salon of the musician

Frederic Chopin (1810-49) playing in the salon of the musician and composer Prince Anthony Radziwill (1775-1833)
BAL55738 Frederic Chopin (1810-49) playing in the salon of the musician and composer Prince Anthony Radziwill (1775-1833) in 1829 (litho); Private Collection

Background imagePianist Collection: Erik Satie (1866-1925) French composer

Erik Satie (1866-1925) French composer
1699603 Erik Satie (1866-1925) French composer; (add.info.: Erik Satie (1866-1925) French composer)

Background imagePianist Collection: The Pianist

The Pianist
Itzik Einhorn

Background imagePianist Collection: Pianist

Pianist
hardibudi

Background imagePianist Collection: The Painter's Sister, 1900. Creator: Jeanna Maria Charlotta Bauck

The Painter's Sister, 1900. Creator: Jeanna Maria Charlotta Bauck
The Painter's Sister, 1900

Background imagePianist Collection: Jenny Lind, 1845. Creator: Louis Asher

Jenny Lind, 1845. Creator: Louis Asher
Jenny Lind, 1845

Background imagePianist Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western

Background imagePianist Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1780s, (2023). Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western

Background imagePianist Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1770s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1770s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mozart playing the piano, 1770s, (2023). Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western

Background imagePianist Collection: Mrs. Strother at the Piano, 1855. Creator: David Hunter Strother

Mrs. Strother at the Piano, 1855. Creator: David Hunter Strother
Mrs. Strother at the Piano, 1855




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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.