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Toccata In Do Minore Bmv 911 Bach by Artur Schnabel

Artist Biography For Artur Schnabel

Artur Schnabel April 17 1882 – August 15 1951 Was A Composer And Also A Pianist And Teacher. His Compositions Were In Ernst Krenek's Words "of Remarkable And Unusual Significance." Schnabel Was Renowned For His Seriousness As A Musician Avoiding Anything Resembling Pure Technical Bravura. He Was Said To Have Tended To Disregard His Own Technical Limitations In Pursuit Of His Musical Ideals. However Schnabel Is Widely Considered To Be One Of The Greatest Pianists Of The 20th Century Whose Vitality Profundity And Spiritual Penetration In His Playing Of Works By Beethoven And Schubert In Particular Have Seldom If Ever Been Surpassed.Fb-Button When The Nazis Came To Power In 1933 Artur Schnabel Emigrated Together With His Family First To Italy Then To The USA Where He Became A Naturalized Citizen In 1944. He Died In Axenstein Switzerland In 1951.

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