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4 days ago · Roman Polanski, French Polish director, screenwriter, and actor who, through a variety of film genres, explored themes of isolation, desire, and absurdity. His notable movies included Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, and The Pianist. Learn more about Polanski’s life and career, including his legal troubles.
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2 days ago · The piano, as we know it, dates back hundreds of years. The instrument was key in many seminal compositions, from the classical era to modern times. Pianists have learned to play exquisite pieces ...
4 days ago · The piano is one of the most famous instruments in the entire world. Almost every composition from some of the greatest composers in early classical music featured this powerful instrument to strike the perfect chords.
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4 days ago · Elton John, British singer, composer, and pianist who was one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th century, known for such hit songs as ‘Your Song,’ ‘Crocodile Rock,’ ‘Rocket Man,’ ‘Candle in the Wind,’ and ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.’.
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4 days ago · A skilled pianist, he often conducted piano concertos from the keyboard, including works by Gershwin, Mozart, Beethoven, and Ravel. Bernstein was also an influential conducting teacher and mentor.
5 days ago · Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
5 days ago · Like all pianists of the late 18th century, Beethoven was raised on the sonatas and teachings of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the chief exponent of “expressive” music at a time when music was regarded as the art of pleasing sounds.
