My favorite musician, the great pianist, Benno Moiseiwitsch, reminisces about his old friend, Sergei Rachmaninoff, on a radio broadcast from the 1950s hosted by Abram Chasins, a U.S. composer, pianist, author, and radio executive.
Here is a recording of Moiseiwitsch playing the B minor Prelude mentioned in the interview: • Moiseiwitsch plays Rac...
Here Is a compilation of five Rachmaninoff preludes played by Moiseiwitsch: • Rachmaninov - 5 Prelud...
Here is the Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream that was mentioned (from about 11:00 on): • Benno Moiseiwitsch pla...
Moiseiwitsch playing two of Abram Chasins' piano compositions:
"Flirtation in a Chinese Garden" • Benno Moiseiwitsch pla...
"Rush Hour in Hong Kong" • Chasins Rush hour in H...
3 дек 2013