The Russian Piano Tradition: The Nikolayev School (Yudina) (1954, 1958)
11/1/2009, 12 Tracks, 1:16:41
Featuring
Maria Yudina
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Historical Context
Maria Yudina, the pianist on this album, once sent an envelope of 20,000 roubles from Stalin to her church, advising him she would pray for his many sins.
Performer Biography
Maria Yudina, the pianist on this album, never owned a piano and often resorted to sleeping in a bath, despite her academic and performing career.
Interpretation
Maria Yudina's interpretations are described as fiercely independent and intellectually rigorous, often silencing criticism with her mantra: 'I play like this because this is how I feel it'.
Performer Biography
Maria Yudina was instrumental in getting Igor Stravinsky, a Russian composer, back to his homeland in 1962 after more than two years of negotiations.
Performer Biography
Maria Yudina was appointed full professor at the St Petersburg Conservatoire within two years of her graduation, an unprecedented feat.
Performer Biography
Maria Yudina, the pianist on this album, began piano studies at age eight with Frieda Teitelbaum-Levinson, a pupil of Anton Rubinstein.
Performer Biography
Maria Yudina, the pianist on this album, was compared to Artur Schnabel and called 'pure gold' by conductor Otto Klemperer.
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