SOME FACTS RECENT AND OfHERWISE Have heard from ADAM CARROLL and from GERMAINE SCHNITZER over the holi days. It is wonderful to know they are in good health. Wishing them both a Happy New Year! Both of these fonner Ampico artists (not to mention Welte-Mignon and Duo-Art) live in New York. GEORGE COPELAND, who also lives in New York, recently released a third stereo LP. The 83 year old pianist included SChumann' s "Faschingsschwank Aus Wien" (Op , 26L some Debussy pieces 1nclud1ng "General Levine," and Bach's Sara bande from the English Suite #5 in e minor. Those wishing to order send check to Constance Wardle, 360 West 55th St ,, New York 10019, made out in the amount of $5.95. Two other stereo discs have been available two or three years. Mr. Cope land was with RCA Victor in the days of 78s. His rolls were made for the Aeolian Co. (Duo-Art) and the Amplco. FREDERIC pIXON, known on the Ampico rolls for his wonderful recording of the MacDowell"Kelt1c" Sonata among other compositions, lives in Salt ~ke Ctty. and 1s still aet1ve as a teacher and pianist. WILBUR CHENOWETH'S ..Vocalise" was performed beautifully in San Francisco by the Roger Wagner Chorale, this last December. Chenoweth 1s known to Ampico "collect«s. and we hear he 1s living in Southern Cal1fomia. , ,' ,<)/"'" ~': ; 'ROBERT C;oLDSAND, the famous Viennese pianist 1s stUl active on the conCert ) ~:.~j : < ; ~ . : : ~ ~defor Ampico the fiDe rec
SHURA CHERKASSKY. American pianist bam in Odessa on OCtober 7, 1911. He came to the United States in 1922. He made appearances as a child and his performances pleased the critics as well as the famous pisnists of the period, in cluding Paderewski, Rachmaninoff, Godowsky and De Pachmann. Cherkassky was given a scholarship in 1924 at the Curtis Institute and at that time he was guided by the great Josef Hofmann. He was called a "formidable virtuoso" by one critic. Recently he has played in Europe and has made some re corcUngs with conductor Herbert von Karajan for Deutsche Grammophon.
REMINDERi NEXT MEETING: l~N U A.BL~~!.h!
Please invite friends inclucllng those who do not own (and have not heard)
a reproducing pianor
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