MieczysÅaw Horszowski
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Biography
MieczysÅaw Horszowski was born in 1892 in Lwów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine), and began piano training under his mother. At age seven, he studied with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. In 1901, Horszowski performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Warsaw and toured as a child prodigy. He returned to performing after World War I, settling in Milan before emigrating to the United States during World War II. Notable performances include cycles of Beethoven's solo piano works (1954â1955) and Mozart's piano sonatas (1960). Horszowski recorded extensively for labels including His Master's Voice, Columbia, RCA, Vanguard, and Nonesuch. He taught at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Horszowski died in 1993, in Philadelphia at age 100.
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Albums
MieczysÅaw Horszowski
J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 5 / Chopin: Two Nocturnes / Beethoven: Sonata Op. 10, No. 2
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MieczysÅaw Horszowski
J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 6 In E Major / Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2 / Chopin: Two Preludes, Mazurk
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MieczysÅaw Horszowski
Mozart: Fantasia In D Minor, K.397 / Chopin: Two Nocturnes / Debussy: Children's Corner / Beethoven:
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MieczysÅaw Horszowski
Mozart: Sonata In D Major, K.576, Sonata in F Major, K.332 / Chopin: Nocturen In B Minor, Two Mazurk
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Top Tracks
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- Sonate pour violon et piano No. 21 in E-Flat Major, K. 380: II. Andante con moto featuring MieczysÅaw Horszowski
- Sonate pour violon et piano No. 21 in E-Flat Major, K. 380: I. Allegro featuring MieczysÅaw Horszowski
- Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
- Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano in A Minor, Op. 114: I. Allegro
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 23 in B Major
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor
- Chopin: Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 9, No. 2
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Gluckes Genug
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Bittendes Kind
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Wichtige Begebenheit
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen
- Robert Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18
- Sonate pour violon et piano No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: III. Allegretto con variazioni
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Hasche-Mann
- Sonate pour violon et piano No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: II. Adagio
- Sonate pour violon et piano No. 33 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: I. Molto allegro
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Curiose Geschichte
- Frederic Chopin: Mazurka In C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
- Frederic Chopin: Mazurka In B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
- Frederic Chopin: Nocturne In B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
- Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2; Allegro
- Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Der Dichter Spricht
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1, BWV 846: Prelude
