Word: artur
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fugitive from a Man of Distinction ad. He likes to wear maroon ties with matching handkerchief jutting out of his coat pocket. Along with Bohemian-born Rudolf Serkin, he is in the middle generation of top pianists, a step below such artistic and box office champions as Vladimir Horowitz, Artur Schnabel and Artur Rubinstein, and a step above such youngsters as Eugene List, William Kapell and Eugene Istomin. He is one of the most tireless of them...
Wagner: Bridal Chamber Scene from Lohengrin (Helen Traubel, soprano. Kurt Baum, tenor, and the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York, Artur Rodzinski conducting; Columbia, 4 sides). In this long-winded honeymoon conversation, Traubel ducks a few of the high notes but makes up for it with the lower ones. Performance: good...
Beethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C for Piano and Orchestra (Ania Dorfmann and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini conducting; Victor, 8 sides). Toscanini features a protege who is not quite up to it; Artur Schnabel's earlier version is better. Performance: fair...
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (Gyorgy Sandor and the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski conducting; Columbia, 8 sides). A workmanlike reading of a vapid but pleasant score. Performance: good...
...Come Snobs." Polish Pianist Artur Rubinstein, visiting Rio, decided to trick her into playing again. He invited her to Rio's empty Municipal Opera House, asked her to play some chords so he might test the acoustics. She sat down at the piano at 2:30, played until 8. Said she: "It was a put-up job." She played three years in Latin America, earning enough to pay her way to the U.S., and the $1,400 that a Carnegie debut cost...