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You've heard their beautiful, grand music in the soundtracks of popular movies, TV shows, and radio stations. Throughout history, there have been a number of virtuosos that have chosen the piano as their primary instrument. Given the flexible nature of the piano in composition, piano is a popular area of expertise for musicians. Beginning in the 19th century, the piano became a hugely popular piece of furniture that became a hallmark of status, especially in Victorian society. At the turn of the century, the piano even became a presence in the homes of the poor, making it readily available to everyone who wished to play. Because of this, great pianists and piano composers have arisen only throughout much of the past century. Their music, legacies, and personalities, still live on today and they are revered just as much in history as in our sound systems.
The quintessential pianist and composer that comes to mind is none other than Frederic Chopin. Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of Western piano music. Chopin is most known for a number of pieces including Nocturnes. His funeral march is universally recognized, although most people do not know that he composed it. Chopin was a prolific composer, a brilliant pianist, and one of the greatest musical minds of the 19th century.
Rachmaninov was a Russian composer who is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Rachmaninov left Russia in the turmoil of war and revolution to settle in the United States where he played out the rest of his career. His work emphasizes on tone, and is inspired by human emotion and intense feeling. It should be noted that although his works are intense and wildly emotive, Rachmaninov played each note with precision and cool composure.
What list would be complete without mentioning the pianist from that beautiful city of Las Vegas way, way, West? Liberace was, without a doubt, the most flamboyant and glamorous of all the famous pianists of his time (and of the time before and probably hereafter). Liberace was known for his excellent ability to play the piano, he was exceedingly accomplished in the skill. His life as a musical performer may have been quite theatrical, but his performance was always a wholesome and genuine display of talent. As the Chicago Times once reported "made like Chopin one minute and then turns on a Chico Marx bit the next." And as Liberace would say, "too much of a good thing is wonderful."
Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish American classical pianist. He was a pianist first and foremost, not a composer, but it is argued by some that he is the best pianist of all time. He certainly has had one of the longest careers out of almost any pianist one can think of, spanning eighty years. Many of Rubenstein's recordings of famous musical compositions are still the standard today. There is a good chance that when one hears a revered piano piece, it could be of Rubinstein's playing.
The quintessential pianist and composer that comes to mind is none other than Frederic Chopin. Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of Western piano music. Chopin is most known for a number of pieces including Nocturnes. His funeral march is universally recognized, although most people do not know that he composed it. Chopin was a prolific composer, a brilliant pianist, and one of the greatest musical minds of the 19th century.
Rachmaninov was a Russian composer who is considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Rachmaninov left Russia in the turmoil of war and revolution to settle in the United States where he played out the rest of his career. His work emphasizes on tone, and is inspired by human emotion and intense feeling. It should be noted that although his works are intense and wildly emotive, Rachmaninov played each note with precision and cool composure.
What list would be complete without mentioning the pianist from that beautiful city of Las Vegas way, way, West? Liberace was, without a doubt, the most flamboyant and glamorous of all the famous pianists of his time (and of the time before and probably hereafter). Liberace was known for his excellent ability to play the piano, he was exceedingly accomplished in the skill. His life as a musical performer may have been quite theatrical, but his performance was always a wholesome and genuine display of talent. As the Chicago Times once reported "made like Chopin one minute and then turns on a Chico Marx bit the next." And as Liberace would say, "too much of a good thing is wonderful."
Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish American classical pianist. He was a pianist first and foremost, not a composer, but it is argued by some that he is the best pianist of all time. He certainly has had one of the longest careers out of almost any pianist one can think of, spanning eighty years. Many of Rubenstein's recordings of famous musical compositions are still the standard today. There is a good chance that when one hears a revered piano piece, it could be of Rubinstein's playing.
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