(Ig-nat’-si Pa-de-ref’-ske) 1860–1941 Polish pianist and composer Paderewski achieved fame as a virtuoso pianist following studies in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky (1830–1915), and a triumphant Paris debut (1888). During his 50-year career he toured worldwide to immense acclaim. In 1909 he was appointed director of the Warsaw Academy. A fervent patriot and among the highest-paid artists, he gave much financial support ...
very late Romantic composer, he also matched the stereotype by being a highly regarded pianist. During the Romantic period, the pianist acquired heroic status. The Polish pianist Ignacy Paderewski (1860–1941) became a cultural hero, the embodiment of his divided, conquered country’s continuing cultural identity at a time when it was unable to have a political one. Indeed ...
(1810–49), Franz Liszt (1811–86), Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47), Johannes Brahms (1833–97), Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), George Gershwin (1898–1937) and many more. Its foremost practitioners, from Liszt to Ignacy Paderewski (1860–1941) and beyond, were the pop stars of their day. Great music, however, like great pianists, has played a relatively minor role in the piano’s history. ...
with its famous ‘Barcarolle’. Recommended Recording: Les contes d’Hoffmann, soloists, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (cond) Richard Bonynge (Decca) Introduction | Late Romantic | Classical Personalities | Ignacy Paderewski | Late Romantic | Classical ...
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