Ignaz Friedman
Ignaz Friedman (born Salomon Izaak Freudmann; Polish: Ignacy Friedman; Yiddish: שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָק פֿרײדמאַן; February 13, 1882 – January 26, 1948) was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g. Sergei Rachmaninoff) alike placed him among the supreme piano virtuosi of his day, alongside Leopold Godowsky, Moriz Rosenthal, Ferruccio Busoni, Josef Hofmann and Josef Lhévinne.
Genre: historic-piano-performance
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Top Tracks
- Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 in F Minor - Upon Piano Roll Duo-Art 6556, Issued 1922
- Réminiscences De Don Juan, Grande Fantaisie, S. 418 - Upon Duo-Art 6523, Issued 1922
- Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 in F Minor - Duo-Art 6556
- Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29, A-Flat Major - Duo-Art 6481
- Don Giovanni: Fantasia (Arr. By Franz Liszt) - Duo-Art 6523
- Réminiscences De Don Juan, Grande Fantaisie, S. 418 - Upon Duo-Art 6523, Issued 1922
- Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 in F Minor - Duo-Art 6556
- 5 Causeries, Op. 10: No. 5, Elle Danse, "To Pavlova" - Duo-Art 6583
- Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 - Duo-Art 7216
- 5 Causeries, Op. 10: No. 5, Elle Danse, "To Pavlova" - Duo-Art 6583
- Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29, A-Flat Major - Duo-Art 6481
- 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 33: I. Etude
- Waltzes, Op. 64 in D Flat Major: Waltzes, Op. 64: I. Molto vivace (D Flat Major)
- Ballade No. 4, Op. 52 in F Minor - Duo-Art 6556
- 4 Preludes, Op. 61: No. 1. Pensieroso
- Hungarian Rhapsodies, No. 14 in F Minor, S. 244
- Wiener Tänze nach Motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 4, Langsamer Walzer
- Wiener Tänze nach Motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 3, Allegretto
- Wiener Tänze nach Motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 2, Vivo e sciolto
- Wiener Tänze nach Motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 1, Tempo di valse
Albums (31)
- Adagio. Heritage Mozart, Schumann & Strauss (2024)
- Remembrances. Piano Essentials from the Golden Age (2023)
- Ignacy Friedman: Complete Songs (2023)
- Homage to Godowsky: Piano Works Dedicated to Leopold Godowsky (2020)
- Ignaz Friedman - Complete Recordings 1923-1941 (2020)
- Classical SoundScapes For Film Vol, 35: Ignace Friedman (2019)
- Classical SoundScapes For Film Vol, 31: Ignace Friedman (2019)
- Piano SoundScapes Vol, 31: Ignace Friedman (2019)
- Piano Soundscapes, Vol. 35 (2017)
- Piano Soundscapes, Vol. 31 (2017)
- Friedman & Różycki: Piano Quintets (2016)
- Friedman: Piano Transcriptions (2016)
- Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (2016)
- Ignaz Friedman Performs Original Piano Works (2013)
- Frédéric Chopin: 12 Mazurkas, Berceuse, Preludes, Etudes, Valse, Polonaise and Ballade (2013)
- The Great Polish Chopin Tradition: Ignacy Friedman (2012)
- Ignaz Friedman, piano recital (2012)
- The Piano Masters: Ignaz Friedman / Benno Moiseiwitsch / Simon Barere / Mischa Levitzki / Alexander Brailowsky / Adrian Aeschbacher (1924-1947) (2011)
- Friedman: Piano Works (2009)
- Friedman, Ignaz: Complete Recordings, Vol. 5: English Columbia Recordings (1933-1936) (2006)
- Rare Piano Encores (2004)
- Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (Friedman) (1930-1931) (2004)
- Chopin: Mazurkas (Friedman) (1928-1930) (2003)
- Grieg: Piano Concerto / Chopin: Sonata in B-Flat Minor (Friedman) (1927-1928) (2002)
- Beethoven: 'Moonlight' Sonata / Chopin: Mazurkas (Friedman) (1923-1926) (2002)
- Liszt & Chopin: Works for Piano (1996)
- The Polish Virtuoso (1995)
- Bach, Schubert & Others: Violin Works (1993)
- Notturni (1970)
- Ignaz Friedmann Plays Chopin (1965)
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9, Op.47 (1970)
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