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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Mozart: Sonatas & Concertos for Piano 4 Hands
Rudolf Firkusny, Barry Snyder, Alan Weiss, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman
Chamber Music - Lançado por Vox Box em 01/01/1992
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Dvořák: Piano Works
Classical - Lançado por Vox em 01/01/1993
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Mozart: Music for Piano Duet
Classical - Lançado por Vox em 01/01/1982
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Various Artists - Great Piano and Violin Jewels
Tossy Spivakovsky, Artur Balsam, Rudolf Firkusny
Classical - Lançado por Digital World Contents S.A.S. em 30/11/1951
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Dvorak, A.: Piano Concerto in G Minor / Liszt, F.: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Weber, C.M.: Konzertstuck in F Minor (Casadesus) (1952, 1954)
Robert Casadesus, Rudolf Firkusny, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Classical - Lançado por Naxos Classical Archives em 01/01/2000
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Milestones of a Conductor Legend, Vol. 4
Rudolf Firkusny, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg
Classical - Lançado por Intense Media GmbH em 17/09/2021
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
William Steinberg, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Firkusny
Concertos - Lançado por Sunday Club Records em 13/01/2014
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