Teodor Leszetycki (mostly referred to by the germanised name used by himself Theodor Leschetizky, June 22, 1830 – November 14, 1915) was a Polish pianist, teacher and composer. Germanisation (also spelled Germanization) is either the spread of the German language, people and culture either by force or Assimilation Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He was born in Łańcut, Poland (at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). Łańcut ( Landshut לאַנצוט- Lantzet, Hebrew: לאנצ'וט-Lanchut is a Town in south-eastern Poland, with 18000 inhabitants
Life
From an early age he was recognized as a prodigy, and after studying in Vienna with Karl Czerny and Simon Sechter he became a teacher at fourteen; by the age of eighteen he was a well-known virtuoso in Viennese music circles. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Carl Czerny (sometimes Karl; February 21 1791 &ndash July 15 1857 was an Austrian Pianist, Composer and teacher Simon Sechter ( October 11, 1788 &ndash September 10, 1867) was a Austrian music theorist, Teacher, organist Besides performing, he became a very influential piano teacher, first at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, which he co-founded with Anton Rubinstein, and subsequently in Vienna. The NA Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory ( Russian: Санкт-Петербургская государственная консерватория имени This article is about the 19th century Russian pianist and composer His students included many of the most renowned pianists of their time, including Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler, Katharine Goodson, Ignaz Friedman, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Ignacy Paderewski, Artur Schnabel, Alexander Brailowsky, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Mark Hambourg, Elly Ney, Severin Eisenberger, Mieczysław Horszowski and many others. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler ( July 16, 1863 - August 20 1927) was an Austrian born U Ignaz Friedman (also spelled Ignace or Ignacy) ( February 14 1882 &ndash January 26 1948) was a Polish Benno Moiseiwitsch ( February 22, 1890 - April 9, 1963) was a Pianist. Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the Artur Schnabel ( April 17, 1882 &ndash August 15, 1951) was an Austrian classical Pianist, who also composed Alexander Brailowsky ( 16 February, 1896 - 25 April, 1976) was a Russian Pianist who specialized Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Осип Сaломонович Габрилович Osip Salomonovich Gabrilovich; he used the German transliteration Gabrilowitsch in the West Mark Hambourg (Марк Михайлович Гамбург 1 June 1879 &ndash 26 August 1960) was a distinguished Russian concert Elly Ney ( September 27, 1882, Düsseldorf - March 31, 1968, Tutzing) was a German romantic pianist Severin Eisenberger (1879-1945 was a Polish -born concert Pianist and teacher Mieczysław Horszowski ( June 23, 1892 - May 22, 1993) was a Polish pianist Several pupils also became noted teachers themselves, including Isabelle Vengerova, Anna Langenhan-Hirzel, Richard Buhlig and Czeslaw Marek. Isabelle Vengerova ( Minsk - 7 February, 1956, New York) was an American Pianist and Music Teacher
Leszetycki was also a composer, having under his name over seventy piano pieces, two operas, several songs, and a one-movement piano concerto. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed A piano concerto is a work written for Piano and Orchestra.See also Harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano
Leszetycki was most known for his liberal use of the minor pentatonic scale. His method of assembling compositions is still renowned today by many classical guitarists and pianists for its complexity and unique stature.
He was married four times, his second wife being Annette Essipova (1851-1914), who had been his pupil. Anna Yesipova (Анна Николаевна Есипова sometimes cited as Anna Esipova Anna Essipova Annette (or Annetta Essipoff Annette Essipova Annette von Essipow
On February 18, 1906 he recorded twelve piano rolls for Welte-Mignon including seven of his own compositions. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A piano roll is the music Storage medium used to operate the Player piano, pianola or a Reproducing piano. M Welte & Sons Freiburg and New York was a manufacturer of Orchestrions organs and Reproducing pianos From 1832 until 1932 the firm produced mechanical He died in Dresden. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German
Literature
- Brée, Malwine: The groundwork of the Leschetizky method: issued with his approval / by Malwine Brée; with forty-seven illustrative cuts of Leschetizky's hand; translated from the German by Dr. M Welte & Sons Freiburg and New York was a manufacturer of Orchestrions organs and Reproducing pianos From 1832 until 1932 the firm produced mechanical The player piano is a self-playing Piano, containing a pneumatic mechanism that plays on the piano action pre-programmed Music via perforated paper rolls Th. Baker. Mayence(Mainz): 1903.
- Brée, Malwine: The Leschetizky method: a guide to fine and correct piano playing. English translation by Arthur Elson; introduction by Seymour Bernstein. Mineola: Dover Publications, 1997.
- Leschetizky, Theodor: Das Klavierwerk. Köln (Cologne): Haas 2000.
- A. Potocka, Th. Leschetizky (New York, 1903)
- Annette Hullah, Theodor Leschetizky (London, 1906)
External links
- Teodor Leszetycki was listed in the International Music Score Library Project
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leszetycki, Teodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leschetizky, Theodor;Leschetitzky, Theodor |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | polish composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Łańcut, Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1915 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Dresden, Germany |
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