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PAUL PABST
Prussian pianist (1854 - 1897)
Paul Pabst studied in Köenigsberg with his father, August Pabst, with Anton Door in Vienna, and with Franz Lizst in
Weimar. He is known primarily as the teacher of Nikolai Medtner, Alexander Goldenweiser and Konstantin Igumnov. And as a close friend and associate of Tchaikovsky who declared him to be "a pianist of divine elegance" and "a pianist from God".
There are very few examples of his playng The following performances by Pabst himself were recorded onto an Edison phonograph cylinder in 1895. While they give an idea of his playing style, the sound quality can be very poor. Included is a recording of the second Arensky Suite for two pianos with Sergei Taneyev. I feel obliged to say that his performance of the "minute Waltz" is an unmusical horror.
I include a number of Paul Pabst's own works and transcriptions for piano of music by others. His transcriptions for solo piano were very highly regarded.
Chopin Nocturne in E major, Op 62~2 (incomplete)
Chopin Waltz 6 in D♭ major, Op 64~1
Schumann "Chopin" & "Estrella" from Carnaval, Op 9
Schumann "Chopin" & "Estrella" from Carnaval, Op 9
Tchaikovsky-Pabst Paraphrase on "Sleeping Beauty" Op 66
Arensky Suite 2 for Two Pianos, Op 23 "Silhouettes"
with Sergei Taneyev, piano
recorded in 1892
i Le Savant
iii Polichinelle
Pabst Piano Concerto in E♭ major, Op 82 (1882)
i Allegro maestoso
12:28 ➢ ii Andante cantabile
21:29 ➢ iii Allegro assai
Vladimir Ziva conducting the South Jutland Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky-Pabst Cradle Song or Lullaby, Op 16~1
from Six Romances for high voice with piano accompaniment
Konstantin Igumnov, piano
recorded live in 1947
Tchaikovsky-Pabst Paraphrase on the Opera Eugene Onegin Op 81a
Grigory Ginzburg, piano
recorded in 1948
Tchaikovsky-Pabst Fantasie on the opera "Mazeppa"
Oleg Marshev, piano
For those of you who enjoy murder mysteries, here is my first with a strong musical polemic as background
Murder in the House of the Muse
which is also available as an audiobook.
And this is the more recently published second mystery in the series:
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