Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky
Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (written work, Book)
| Listening experiences | 1425336614805: That evening he [Piatigorsky’s father] took me to ... 1425336696533: My first teacher was Father, who, although a violi... 1425427385881: Professor von Glehn was not very demanding, and he... 1425427590149: I passed through the narrow stage door with Profes... 1425427710773: Nadja [Piatigorsky’s sister] recovered slowly, but... 1425428001979: Now he [Eugen D’Albert] was coming to Warsaw to pl... 1425428204297: There were many visiting artists whom I heard for ... 1425428483059: At the fifth lesson the professor [Hugo Becker] wa... 1425500308158: The trio [The Pozniak Trio] had a busy schedule, b... 1425500864102: I found the countess at the piano, playing the Jun... 1425501068840: Suddenly I was overcome by great fatigue. The cell... 1425512667568: In the morning I was awakened by the orchestra pla... 1425513124699: Aside from the conductors, the parade of people re... 1425513416994: Yet not every Furtwängler concert was all glory. I... 1425514535907: I wish all young musicians could have witnessed th... 1425551046083: “Mr. Casals,” I was introduced to a little bald ma... 1425551340761: Another far more serious accident happened in Hamb... 1425552588871: I eagerly awaited the recital of Heifetz. I had ne... 1425552751761: When not playing myself, I attended the concerts o... 1425553089186: After a few pleasant days with Jacques [Thibaud] h... 1425553407842: Horowitz looked at the piano. He moved toward it a... 1425553616814: Unlike Volodja [Vladimir Horowitz], who when not p... 1425553718875: One afternoon we had an unexpected visitor. As if ... 1426323035246: But as an artist Volodja [Vladimir Horowitz] was a... 1426323184424: There were concerts in many cities, but I believe ... 1426323306419: Before leaving for Germany, I spent a few hours in... 1426323416410: One of the concerts was the guitar recital of Andr... 1426323545763: The first thing upon arrival in Vienna, I called O... 1426324402758: After excessive consumption of bouillabaisse it wa... 1426324488998: To find a sensitive musician and an agreeable comp... 1426374619196: In New York again, one morning I faced the great o... 1426375033937: From coast to coast, in every major orchestra were... 1426615955626: I left my cello in the room, sneaked past the cler... 1426616090276: One of the few remaining concerts was at the Schol... 1426616246165: Things did not work smoothly either with the sonat... 1426616365542: The recording room was crowded with gentlemen of t... 1426616435169: To the pleasant things in London also belonged my ... 1426637348309: One day in Paris a young man came to audition for ... 1426637598799: By the time I had finished my drink, he looked [lo... 1426637836884: The first half of the program went very well, and ... 1426638296501: Maestro [Toscanini] at the piano, we began the con... 1426638483664: He [Berezowsky] established himself in my room and... 1426638591781: Playing bridge, he [Serguei Prokofieff] was even m... 1426807209967: I heard it [Sinfonia Concertante, Opus 125] master... 1426807355932: Incidentally, my ambition was to hear Maestro [Tos... 1426807670732: Finally the night of the concert arrived. Half dea... 1426807836782: After losing our way in a labyrinth of corridors a... 1426807905801: I had no opportunity to come in contact with Japan... 1426807961954: “Here is something for you to try- a superb Montag... 1426808040070: About two years later my friend Rembert Wurlitzer,... 1426808145994: I played the “Batta” [cello] for a long time befor... 1426808236673: Just as it is now, only it [visit to the Royal Pa... 1427109718628: My first orchestral concert was in Philadelphia, u... 1427111084553: There was no printed program. The familiar Kreisle... |
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| published in | 1976 |
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| ISBN | 0-306-70822-1 |