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Offline lisztisforkids

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One handed Pianist???
on: November 09, 2005, 05:05:57 PM
Who are some famouse one handed pianist??? Can you make it in the concert life with only one hand????
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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #1 on: November 09, 2005, 06:30:44 PM
Paul Wittgenstein.  He lost his RH in WWI and commissioned a bunch of LH only works, such as Ravel's D major Concerto and Prokovief's 4th concerto.
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Offline thalbergmad

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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #2 on: November 09, 2005, 09:07:01 PM
Geza Zichy had only one hand.

A Liszt pupil I think.
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Offline Etude

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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #3 on: November 09, 2005, 09:09:19 PM
Quote from: musik_man on November 09, 2005, 06:30:44 PM
Paul Wittgenstein.  He lost his RH in WWI and commissioned a bunch of LH only works, such as Ravel's D major Concerto and Prokovief's 4th concerto.

He didn't play them though, did he?
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Offline BoliverAllmon

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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #4 on: November 09, 2005, 09:58:10 PM
he played the ravel, but not the prokofiev. prokofiev even tried to turn it into a two handed piece, but never did.
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Offline mikey6

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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #5 on: November 10, 2005, 01:11:37 AM
Wittgenstein must have had a HUGE ego! He apaprently took so many liberties with Ravel's score and Ravel being the quiet one said nothing.  I think he did speak up eventually though. His recording of the concerto is not so good, rather messy.
He comissioned from all the greats of the day - Prokofiev, Ravel, Strauss, Britten and I think the Ravel is the only one he played.
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Offline BoliverAllmon

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Re: One handed Pianist???
Reply #6 on: November 10, 2005, 02:00:38 PM
why spend the money to commission something and not play it? sounds pretty egotistical.
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