Small photo album containing early 20th Century snapshots of German Pianist and Pedagogue, Wilhelm Backhaus (b26/03/1884 – d05/07/1969) together with newspaper clippings, and other photographs to include other prominent 20th century classical musicians: Percival Benedict Kahn (Pianist) and Mischa Elmen (Russian – American Violinist) and possibly Richard Tauber (Austrian lyric tenor and film actor).
Wilhelm Backhaus born in Leipzig on the 26th March 1884. Studied under Reckendorf at the Leipzig conservatoire. He became a student of Eugene d’Albert at Frankfurt am main. He made his first concert tour in 1900 and at the age of 20 was appointed professor of the piano at the Royal Manchester college of music in 1905. Subsequently his career of more than 60 years for he continued to play in public until 1969. In 1910 he was the first ever performer on disc of a piano concerto.
Backhaus’s loyalty has always been with the great German school and was known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms.
Small photo album containing early 20th Century snapshots of German Pianist and Pedagogue, Wilhelm Backhaus (b26/03/1884 – d05/07/1969) together with newspaper clippings, and other photographs to include other prominent 20th century classical musicians: Percival Benedict Kahn (Pianist) and Mischa Elmen (Russian – American Violinist) and possibly Richard Tauber (Austrian lyric tenor and film actor).
Wilhelm Backhaus born in Leipzig on the 26th March 1884. Studied under Reckendorf at the Leipzig conservatoire. He became a student of Eugene d’Albert at Frankfurt am main. He made his first concert tour in 1900 and at the age of 20 was appointed professor of the piano at the Royal Manchester college of music in 1905. Subsequently his career of more than 60 years for he continued to play in public until 1969. In 1910 he was the first ever performer on disc of a piano concerto.
Backhaus’s loyalty has always been with the great German school and was known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms.
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