Prince of Virtuosos

A Life of Walter Rummel, American Pianist

Charles Timbrell (Autor)

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248 Seiten

2005
Scarecrow Press
978-0-8108-5139-9 (ISBN)

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This is the first full-length biography of Walter Rummel, a charismatic American pianist and composer who had a major career in Europe from the 1920s until his death in Bordeaux in 1953. Rummel studied in Berlin with the legendary pianist Leopold Godowsky, and became Debussy's close friend and pianistic champion. He performed under such conductors as Felix Weingartner, Henry Wood, Paul Paray, and André Cluytens. He was also a noted composer whose forty songs were performed by some of the century's most noteworthy singers, including Maggie Teyte, Marian Anderson, and John McCormack. He was the friend of Ezra Pound, G.B. Shaw, and W.B. Yeats, and he enjoyed a remarkable three-year relationship with Isadora Duncan. His playing also led to friendships with Queen Elisabeth and King Leopold III of Belgium. Rummel was a window on his time, an American who lived through two world wars in Europe and mixed easily with the musicians, writers, artists, philosophers, and politicians of his day.

Charles Timbrell is a pianist and Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Howard University.

Part 1 Prologue: On the Trail of Walter Rummel Part 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1 Famous Families Chapter 4 2 Preludes and Fanfares Chapter 5 3 Rue Raynouard Chapter 6 4 Friendship with Debussy Chapter 7 5 Life with Isadora Duncan Chapter 8 6 International Celebrity Chapter 9 7 Royal Friendships Chapter 10 8 Living Dangerously, 1940-1945 Chapter 11 9 Remnants and Reflections Part 12 Epilogue Part 13 Appendix A: Recordings Part 14 Appendix B: Selected Recital Programs and Concerto Performances Part 15 Appendix C: Catalogue of Works Part 16 Appendix D: Extracts from Rummel's Writings Part 17 Bibliography Part 18 CD Track List Part 19 Index Part 20 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.2.2005
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 235 mm
Gewicht	526 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
ISBN-10	0-8108-5139-3 / 0810851393
ISBN-13	978-0-8108-5139-9 / 9780810851399
Zustand	Neuware