Rudolf Firkusny
Firkušný studied both piano and composition with Janacek; from 1920 to 1927, at the Brno Conservatory with Ruzena Kurzová; and at the Prague Conservatory with Vilém Kurz and Rudolf Karel. From 1929-1930, he also studied composition with Suk. Firkušný made his debut in Prague in 1922 and pursued an active career in Eastern Europe until 1933, when he first played in England, and 1938, when he made his United States debut. His compositions include a piano concerto, premiered in 1930, a string quartet, and various piano pieces and songs.
After his American debut, Firkušný established an international career as a pianist, later teaching at Juilliard and the Aspen School of Music. Although best known for the standard nineteenth century repertory, Firkušný was also known for his chamber performances and his championing of both contemporary and lesser known works. He gave premieres of works by Menotti, Barber, Ginastera, Hanson, and Martinu, among others, and championed the works of Dvorák and Janacek in particular. Firkušný was noted more for his refinement of style rather than for his virtuosity.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto (Remastered 2024)
Ruggiero Ricci, Rudolf Firkusny, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Concertos - Lançado por Vox em 01/01/1975
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Dvořák, Haydn, Mendelssohn & Schumann: Works for Chamber Music
Janos Starker, Claudio Arrau, Rudolf Firkusny, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Rafael Kubelik
Classical - Lançado por Orfeo em 15/09/2014
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Rudolf Firkušný - Soloist and Partner
Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester
Classical - Lançado por Profil em 24/07/2020
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Martinu: Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3 & 4
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Janácek: Piano Works
Rudolf Firkusny, Members of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 01/01/1972
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Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90/142, Sonate arpeggione
Benjamin Britten, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rudolf Firkusny
Chamber Music - Lançado por Les Indispensables de Diapason em 26/10/2017
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Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8; Mozart: Violin Sonatas Nos. 17 & 33
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 10/03/2023
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 3, 5, 7 & 8
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 10/03/2023
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Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 & Bagatelles, Op. 47
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 33 - Janacek: Concertino & Capriccio for Piano
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 & Piano Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 5
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Janacek: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, On the Overgrown Path & In the Mists
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 01/01/1990
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Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 23 & Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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The Piano Music of Leos Janacek (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Barber: Knoxville-Summer of 1915, Op. 24 & Four Excursions, Op. 20 - Hanson: Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 36 (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Violin Favorites - Kreisler, Tchaikovsky, Paganini, Sarasate & Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
Erica Morini, Leon Pommers, Rudolf Firkusny
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 10/03/2023
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Schubert: Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90 & D. 935, Op. 142 (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Martinu: Cello Sonatas
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 10/11/1992
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Schumann: Fantasia in C Major, Op. 17 & Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Remastered)
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 13/09/2019
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Dvorák: Piano Concerto; Overtures
Rudolf Firkusny, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Laszlö Somogyi
Classical - Lançado por Westminster em 01/01/2002
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