Jakob Gimpel at Ambassador Auditorium, Vol. 3 (1979, 1977)
9/28/2010, 13 Tracks, 1:43:38
Featuring
Jakob Gimpel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Robert Schumann
Alban Berg
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Frédéric Chopin
Did you know?
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Performer Biography
Jakob Gimpel, the pianist on this recording, studied composition privately with Alban Berg in Vienna around 1921-22.
Performer Biography
Jakob Gimpel's brother, Bronislaw Gimpel (Bronek), was a great violinist who was deeply moved by his brother's performance of the Schumann Fantasy.
Recording & Production
This album is dedicated to Wayne Shilkret, Executive Director of the Ambassador Concert Series, who was instrumental in making Jakob Gimpel's legendary performances available.
Interpretation
The Brahms-Paganini Variations, originally performed by Jakob Gimpel at the April 22nd, 1979 concert, were replaced on this album with a Chopin piece due to the pianist's physical pain during the original performance.
Performer Biography
Jakob Gimpel learned the Beethoven 'Eroica Variations' during his years in Vienna, likely studying them with his teacher Edward Steuermann.
Performer Biography
Jakob Gimpel performed the April 22nd, 1979 concert with significant physical limitations due to a severed rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
Performer Biography
Jakob Gimpel memorized the entire first movement of Schumann's C Major Fantasy after hearing it performed for the first time when he was seventeen.
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