Horowitz: A Biography of Vladimir HorowitzThe pianist's life through the disastrous effects of the Russian revolution on his family, his early European triumphs, his marriage, his friendships, his sexual conflicts, his retirements. |
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... Volodya , Genya , their friend Anatole Kitain , and three others , Volodya clearly resented the presence of those he felt were his inferiors . Tarnowsky understood the sit- uation and , when Kitain joined the class , he urged him " to ...
... Volodya , Genya , their friend Anatole Kitain , and three others , Volodya clearly resented the presence of those he felt were his inferiors . Tarnowsky understood the sit- uation and , when Kitain joined the class , he urged him " to ...
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... Volodya's study , as well as a de - emphasis on technique . Although Blumenfeld perfunctorily suggested that Volodya and the others might benefit from studying Brahms's Fifty- one Exercises , he was not a pedagogical nitpicker , and ...
... Volodya's study , as well as a de - emphasis on technique . Although Blumenfeld perfunctorily suggested that Volodya and the others might benefit from studying Brahms's Fifty- one Exercises , he was not a pedagogical nitpicker , and ...
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... Volodya's les- sons with Blumenfeld were supplemented by frequent coaching sessions at the Gorovitz home , informal evenings attended by Professors Pu- chalsky , Tarnowsky and Blumenfeld and the esteemed pianist Heinrich Neuhaus ...
... Volodya's les- sons with Blumenfeld were supplemented by frequent coaching sessions at the Gorovitz home , informal evenings attended by Professors Pu- chalsky , Tarnowsky and Blumenfeld and the esteemed pianist Heinrich Neuhaus ...
Contents
Apprenticeship | 25 |
ElectricLightning Pianist | 49 |
Tornado from the Steppes | 69 |
Copyright | |
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