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Leopold Mordkhelovich Godowsky Sr. (13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a Lithuanian-born American virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher.
Leopold Godowsky (born February 13, 1870, Soshly, near Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire—died November 21, 1938, New York, New York, U.S.) was a renowned Russian-born American virtuoso pianist and composer, known for his exceptional piano technique.
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0:00 - Study No.1 on Étude Op.10 No.1 (Michael Wu)2:13 - Study No.2 on Étude Op.10 No.1, for left hand alone (Emanuele Delucchi)5:12 - Study No.3 on Étude Op...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Leopold Godowsky, a self-taught pianist and composer who was hailed as "Buddha of the Piano" and "The Pianists' Pianist". Discover his musical legacy, his transcriptions of Chopin etudes, his teaching methods, and his struggles and tragedies.
May 23, 2024 · Leopold Godowsky, Jr. (born May 27, 1900, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died February 18, 1983, New York, New York) was an American musician and photographic technician primarily known as a codeveloper of Kodachrome film (1935).
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Learn about the life and achievements of Leopold Godowsky, a Polish-American composer, pianist and teacher who became "the pianist of the pianists". Discover his self-taught talent, his innovative piano methods, his transcriptions and his original compositions.
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A CD featuring the Passacaglia, 44 variations on Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, and other transcriptions by Leopold Godowsky, a legendary 20th century pianist and composer. Pianist Emanuele Delucchi performs on a Steinway of 1906 from the same time as Godowsky's compositions.
