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Pianist Collection (#9)

"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: Vilhelm Stenhammar, 1871-1927, composer, 1900. Creator: Robert Thegerstrom

Vilhelm Stenhammar, 1871-1927, composer, 1900. Creator: Robert Thegerstrom
Vilhelm Stenhammar, 1871-1927, composer, 1900

Background imagePianist Collection: Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party, 1779

Background imagePianist Collection: La Nouvelle Europe; la republique Polonaise; M Ignace Paderewski appele aux fonctions... 1919

La Nouvelle Europe; la republique Polonaise; M Ignace Paderewski appele aux fonctions... 1919. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la republique Polonaise; M Ignace Paderewski appele aux fonctions de president du Conseil polonais apres avoir longtemps, de capitale en capitale

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Carl Joseph Fodor, 1780-1829. Creator: Hendrik Willem Caspari

Portrait of Carl Joseph Fodor, 1780-1829. Creator: Hendrik Willem Caspari
Portrait of Carl Joseph Fodor, 1780-1829. Possibly a portrait of Carel Anton Fodor, Dutch pianist, conductor and composer. His brother Joseph was a violinist

Background imagePianist Collection: Charlotta 'Lotten' Lindblad (1829-1912), pianist, piano teacher, member of the Royal Academy, 1866

Charlotta "Lotten" Lindblad (1829-1912), pianist, piano teacher, member of the Royal Academy, 1866
Charlotta "Lotten" Lindblad (1829-1912), pianist, piano teacher, member of the Royal Academy of Music, married to the writer and critic Urban von Feilitzen, 1866

Background imagePianist Collection: Un Monsieur tenant à prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un Monsieur tenant à prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Monsieur tenant a prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Musical Sketches - A gentleman keen to prove that he can sing and play the piano

Background imagePianist Collection: Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife, 1898. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer

Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife, 1898. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer
Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife, 1898

Background imagePianist Collection: At the Piano, 1890. Creator: Vilhelmina Carlson

At the Piano, 1890. Creator: Vilhelmina Carlson
At the Piano, 1890

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Franz Liszt, published August 1832. Creator: Achille Deveria

Portrait of Franz Liszt, published August 1832. Creator: Achille Deveria
Portrait of Franz Liszt, published August 1832

Background imagePianist Collection: Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, 1856

Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, 1856. Creator: Smyth
Miss P. Horton's Entertainment, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, Regent-Street, [London], 1856. Miss P. Horton's powers of impersonation have never been so skilfully or so fully

Background imagePianist Collection: Foxhunters Regaling in the Present 'Degenerate' Days - drawn by John Leech, 1856

Foxhunters Regaling in the Present "Degenerate" Days - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Creator: Joseph Swain
Foxhunters Regaling in the Present "Degenerate" Days - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Men can now dine and return to the drawing-room; and, with such temptations as Mr

Background imagePianist Collection: Dora Zaslavsky, portrait photograph, 1925 Aug. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Dora Zaslavsky, portrait photograph, 1925 Aug. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dora Zaslavsky, portrait photograph, 1925 Aug. 11. Additional annotation: Neighborhood Music School pupil. American pianist Dora Zaslavsky Koch

Background imagePianist Collection: Le morceau qu'on obligé d'avalier... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le morceau qu'on obligé d'avalier... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le morceau qu'on oblige d'avalier... 19th century. Musical sketches - The piece we have to swallow

Background imagePianist Collection: Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916

Background imagePianist Collection: Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Christie, Winifred, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imagePianist Collection: Bentz, Edna, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bentz, Edna, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bentz, Edna, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 July 9

Background imagePianist Collection: Un monsieur tenant a prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un monsieur tenant a prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un monsieur tenant a prouver qu'il peut... 19th century. Musical sketches - A gentleman keen to prove that he can

Background imagePianist Collection: Miss Wynne Pyle, portrait photograph, 1919 June 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Wynne Pyle, portrait photograph, 1919 June 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Wynne Pyle, portrait photograph, 1919 June 6. American concert pianist Wynne Belle Pyle

Background imagePianist Collection: Mr. George Copeland, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. George Copeland, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. George Copeland, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 4. American classical pianist who was open about being gay throughout his life

Background imagePianist Collection: Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. French pianist and composer Robert Marcel Casadesus

Background imagePianist Collection: Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. French pianist and composer Robert Marcel Casadesus

Background imagePianist Collection: Mr. Richard Buhlig, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Richard Buhlig, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Richard Buhlig, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 22. American pianist Richard Moritz Buhlig

Background imagePianist Collection: Serge Rachmaninoff, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Serge Rachmaninoff, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Serge Rachmaninoff, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 10. Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian-American composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor

Background imagePianist Collection: Prokofieff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Prokofieff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Prokofieff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 27. Russian composer, musician, pianist and conductor Sergei Prokofiev

Background imagePianist Collection: Farley, Roland, Mr. portrait photograph, 1926 Jan. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Farley, Roland, Mr. portrait photograph, 1926 Jan. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Farley, Roland, Mr. portrait photograph, 1926 Jan. 25

Background imagePianist Collection: A Concert: The Artist's Children and their Playmates, 1887. Creator: Otto Haslund

A Concert: The Artist's Children and their Playmates, 1887. Creator: Otto Haslund
A Concert: The Artist's Children and their Playmates, 1887

Background imagePianist Collection: Amateurs parisiens profitant du séjour de Rossini en Italie... 19th century

Amateurs parisiens profitant du séjour de Rossini en Italie... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Amateurs parisiens profitant du sejour de Rossini en Italie... 19th century....pour se permettre d'executer un morceau de Guillaume Tell

Background imagePianist Collection: Grierson, Frances, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Grierson, Frances, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Grierson, Frances, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913

Background imagePianist Collection: Goode, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 or 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Goode, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 or 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Goode, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 or 1915

Background imagePianist Collection: Ganz, Rudolph, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ganz, Rudolph, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ganz, Rudolph, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Mar. 11

Background imagePianist Collection: The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732. Creator: Balthasar Denner

The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732. Creator: Balthasar Denner
The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732

Background imagePianist Collection: Deyo, Ruth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Deyo, Ruth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Deyo, Ruth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Alan Kent and Austin Croom-Johnson, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Alan Kent and Austin Croom-Johnson, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Alan Kent and Austin Croom-Johnson, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imagePianist Collection: 'Old Song's' after R. Poetzellberger, 1890. Creator: Unknown. 'Old Song's' after R

"Old Song's" after R. Poetzellberger, 1890. Creator: Unknown. "Old Song's" after R
"Old Song's" after R. Poetzellberger, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Billy Taylor, Sylvia Syms, William P. Gottlieb, and Ahmet M. Ertegun, N.Y. ca. 1947

Portrait of Billy Taylor, Sylvia Syms, William P. Gottlieb, and Ahmet M. Ertegun, N.Y. ca. 1947
Portrait of Billy Taylor, Sylvia Syms, William P. Gottlieb, and Ahmet M. Ertegun, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y. ca. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y. ca. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, New York, N.Y. ca. 1946

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, 1938

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billy Taylor and Bob Wyatt, New York, N.Y. ca. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947
Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947
Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Billy Kyle, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Billy Kyle, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billy Kyle, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948

Background imagePianist Collection: Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948




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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.