The legendary pianists II Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Scriabin
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The legendary P.A..
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Radio Network brings you another in a series of recitals by keyboard giants of the early
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20th century. These performances are selected from more than 1000
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Recordings. Reproducing piano rolls collected by Dr.
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Campbell stuff the chairman of the music department at Washington State University.
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Was a highly sophisticated refinement of the player piano developed to preserve
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actual performances of Concert Artists. In the days before electronic
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record. Now here is Campbell to introduce today's
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legendary pianist.
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Today's program features Alford Korto the eminent French pianist who was born in
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1077 in 1906 at the conclusion of his study at the Paris
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Conservatory. He was the winner of the first prize in the annual Piano Competition. That
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same year he made his debut with the cologne orchestra two years later he went to buy a ride
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where he remained for three years studying Wagner's works and served as an instructor at the
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festivals. Returning to France he instituted an act of propaganda for the music
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dramas of Wagner and in one thousand two conducted the first French performance of Gotterdammerung
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in 1005 he resumed his concentration on piano and in one thousand seven became Professor of
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piano at the Paris Conservatory. The first number on today's program is Mr. core to
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his own transcription of the Adagio from the F minor violin concerto by Bach.
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This movement has also been transcribed for orchestra and is often heard in that form.
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You have just heard the second movement of the F minor violin concerto by Bach as transcribed for piano
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by Alfred Cortot. Mr Korto plays next the Sonata in the major Opus 1 0
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9 by Beethoven. The first movement is marketed Bochy the second press to Samoa
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and the third on Dante and variations.
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You have just heard the Opus 1 0 9 Sonata by Beethoven from the second book of etudes
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by Chopin. We will hear Mr. cordials performance of the final one in C Minor often called the
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arpeggio study.
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Following the Opus 25 number 12 etude by Chopin we hear now a composition bearing
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the same title but written by Scribe and as the last in his set of 12 etudes Opus
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8.
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You have just been listening to the Opus 8 number 12 by screen in today's
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Korto recital and with his performance of another dude this one written by Sam songs and
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called a toot in the form of a waltz.
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That was the form of a waltz.
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It was played by the featured artist on today's program.
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This has been the legendary pianists.
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Series of recitals from producing piano rolls by the keyboard
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giants of the early 20th century. Your host and commentator on these
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programs is Dr. Campbell Stout the chairman of the music department at
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Washington State University. Speaking. The legendary
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pianist is produced by Washington State University Radio and distributed
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by the Radio Network.
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