William Kapell
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William Kapell was an American classical pianist. He began his musical education at the Third Street Music School and later studied with Olga Samaroff at the Juilliard School. In 1941, he won the Philadelphia Orchestra's youth competition and the Naumburg Award, leading to his New York debut in 1942, which earned him the Town Hall Award for the year's outstanding concert by a musician under 30. Kapell signed an exclusive recording contract with RCA Victor and achieved fame in his early twenties, particularly through his performances of Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto in D-flat. He toured extensively across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia throughout the late 1940s. On October 29, 1953, Kapell died on October 29, 1953.
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William Kapell
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3; Khachaturian: Piano Concerto; Shostakovich: Three Preludes
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- Mazurka, Op.56, No. 3 in C Minor
- Piano Concerto: Allegro brillante
- Piano Concerto: Allegro maestoso
- Piano Concerto: Andante con anima
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26~Allegro ma non troppo
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenutto
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV: Più vivo
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 - II. Largo
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 - III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 - I. Allegro con brio
- German Dance in B flat major, D. 783, No. 7
- German Dance in B flat major, D. 783, No. 6
- Waltz in E major, D. 365, No. 26
- Waltz in F major, D. 365, No. 32
- Waltz in B major, D. 145, No. 2
- Waltz in B Minor, D.145, No.6
- Rapsodia sobre un tema de Paginini, Op. 43: Introduccoion - Variaciones 1 Al 16 - Variaciones 17 Al 24 by William Kapell
- Waltz in F major, D. 365, No. 34
- Landler in D major, D. 734, No. 1
- Quatuor pour piano et cordes No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 493: III. Allegretto by William Kapell
- Concerto No. 3 in C, Op.26: Allegro ma non troppo by William Kapell
