Gregor Piatigorsky in Warsaw

from Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky, page 56:

Now he [Eugen D’Albert] was coming to Warsaw to play the Emperor Concerto. When I saw a tiny, mustached old man walking toward the piano, I could not believe it was D’Albert. He was very small indeed, but what a titan as an artist! We spent an evening together. Elly [Kochanski] suggested that I play one of the Mendelssohn sonatas with him. D’Albert played extraordinarily loudly, yet he must have heard the cello – he said so, and wanted to play more.
cite as

Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (New York, 1976), p. 56. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425428001979 accessed: 23 April, 2024

location of experience: Warsaw

Listeners

Gregor Piatigorsky
Cellist
1903-1976

Listening to

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Emperor Concerto / Mendelssohn cello sonatas
written by Felix Mendelssohn, Beethoven
performed by Eugen D'Albert

Experience Information

Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, in public

Originally submitted by tlisboa on Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:13:22 +0000
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:21:41 +0000