#serkin

[opera-ghosts]

Today I remember the great Pianist Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991). He was born on March 28. 1903. Here we see a rare signed postcard from 1931 that show the young Serkin painted by A.H. Pellegrini a painter from my hometown Basel.

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[petesartclassicalmusic]

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© Copyright Pete Checchia Photography

Pictured: Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, New York String Orchestra, Marlboro Music Festival, Marilyn Horne Foundation. Johannes String Quartet, Curtis Institute of Music.

[sonateharder]

(via A Critic and a Pianist, Close but Not Quite Friends - The New York Times)

[sonateharder]

A Pianist’s Final Message: Overlooked Works by a Son of Bach

When he died in January, Peter Serkin was putting the final edits on his recording of a trove of pieces by C.P.E. Bach.

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