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Artur Balsam, born February 8, 1906 in Warsaw, Poland, was an American pianist and educator. He studied in Åódź and later at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin with Artur Schnabel and Curt Boerner. He won the Berlin International Piano Competition in 1930 and received the Mendelssohn Prize in chamber music in 1931 with violinist Roman Totenberg. In 1932 he toured the United States with Yehudi Menuhin. With the rise of Nazism, Balsam settled in New York, where he became a leading chamber music pianist and accompanist, collaborating with many major musicians of the 20th century. He recorded extensively, including Mozart piano works, Haydn sonatas, and chamber music repertoire. He also taught at the Eastman School of Music, Boston University, and Manhattan School of Music, mentoring students such as Emanuel Ax and Murray Perahia. Balsam died on September 1, 1994.
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- Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19: 2. Allegro scherzando by Zara Nelsova
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19: 1. Lento - Allegro moderato by Zara Nelsova
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1: 2. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1: 1. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19: 4. Allegro mosso by Zara Nelsova
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19: 3. Andante by Zara Nelsova
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 1. Allegro con brio
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 3. Allegro - Allegro fugato
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2: 2. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
- 12 Variations on "See the conquering hero comes" for Cello and Piano, WoO 45
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2: 1b. Allegro molto più tosto presto
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2: 1a. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 1. Allegro ma non tanto
- 12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano, Op. 66
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A, Op.69: 3. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1: 2. Adagio - Tempo d'andante - Allegro vivace by Zara Nelsova
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1: 1. Andante - Allegro vivace
