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Leon-Fleisher

Classical CD Review: Pianist Leon Fleisher — A Box Set of Greatness

Leon Fleisher was part of an outburst of great North American pianists. Many were ill-fated, but, as this commanding box set proves, Fleisher stayed the course.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: box set, Leon-Fleisher, Michael Ullman, Sony Classics

Book Review: The Nine Lives of Pianist Leon Fleisher

My Nine Lives reads like a conversation with a man who has worked through more than his share of ups and downs in the world of classical music. The tone is understated and graceful; his narrative could easily have faltered in less skillful hands. Pianist Leon Fleisher aims for a general readership. It’s a very […]

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: child prodigies, Classical Music, Culture Vulture, Jewish mother, left-hand, Leon-Fleisher, musical memoir, My Nine Lives, Pianist, piano

Classical Music Review: Fleisher at 80

By Caldwell Titcomb The two greatest American pianists to emerge in the twentieth century are Leon Fleisher (b. 1928) and Murray Perahia (b. 1947). From 1958 to 1962 Fleisher recorded all five Beethoven piano concertos and the two by Brahms with the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. These constitute the yardstick against which all other […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Featured, Music Tagged: Caldwell-Titcomb, Featured, Jonathan-Biss, Katherine-Jacobson, Leon-Fleisher, Murray-Perahia, Music, Yefim-Bronfman

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