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Moura Lympany

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Biography

Mary Gertrude Johnstone, known professionally as Moura Lympany, and born on August 18, 1916, in Saltash, Cornwall, England, was a concert pianist. She studied at Liège and the Royal Academy of Music in London. At age 12, Lympany made her concert debut with conductor Basil Cameron, playing Mendelssohn's "G minor Concerto". During World War II, she became one of the UK's most popular pianists, notably giving the British premiere of Khachaturian's "Piano Concerto in D-flat" on April 13, 1940. Post-war, she performed extensively across Europe and internationally, including a recital at Carnegie Hall. Lympany was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1969 but continued performing. She received numerous honors, including being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979 and made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1992. Lympany died on March 28, 2005, in Gorbio near Menton, France.
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  2.   Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331/K300i: III. Rondo alla turca
  3.   Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75~Clair de lune featuring Moura Lympany
  4.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 4 in E Minor
  5.   Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26: IV. Fuga. Allegro con spirito
  6.   Humoresque in G-Flat Major, Op. 101 No. 7, B. 187: No. 7
  7.   Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto
  8.   Melody in F Op. 3 No. 1
  9.   Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero
  10.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 5 in G Major
  11.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 6 in F Minor
  12.   Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No. 2, ''Moonlight'': I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) featuring Ludwig van Beethoven
  13.   Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune featuring Jerzy Maksymiuk
  14.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 7 in F Major
  15.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 8 in A Minor
  16.   13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 9 in A Major
  17.   Barber: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26: I. Allegro energico
  18.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 10 in B Minor
  19.   10 Preludes, Op. 23~No. 7 in C Minor
  20.   10 Preludes, Op. 23~No. 6 in E-Flat Major
  21.   Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake Walk
  22.   10 Preludes, Op. 23~No. 8 in A-Flat Major
  23.   10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 9 in E-Flat Minor
  24.   10 Preludes, Op. 23~No. 10 in G-Flat Major
  25.   13 Preludes, Op. 32~No. 1 in C Major
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