Chopin Nocturne F# Op 15 no 2 De Greef Rec 1925.wmv

PUPILS OF LISZT. Arthur De Greef was born in Belgium on October 10, 1862. His early teachers were Francois August Gevaert (composition) and Louis Brassin (piano). Later, De Greef studied with Liszt and it is believed that he was one of the chosen few who were given private lessons. by the master. In 1889, De Greef performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the composer conducting. Grieg was delighted with De Greef's performance and wrote that "De Greef is the best interpreter of my music that I have met with." However, Grieg later became very enthused with Percy Grainger's performances of his music and endorsed him warmly. After leaving Liszt, De Greef moved to Paris where he met and worked with Saint Saens. De Greef was probably the first pianist to record Saint Saens 2nd Piano Concerto,an acoustic recording, in 1921. He re-recorded it electrically in 1928 with the same conductor ,Sir Landon Ronald. When Bernard Shaw heard him in 1889, he wrote, "(De Greef's) execution is extremely ambidextrous; and he has a prodigious musical gift, besides having a fair share of sense and taste." Arthur De Greef died in Brussels on 29 August 1940.

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[sagalat]

I like the tempo. Colossal, meticulous rendering. The Gold Standard! Bravo!

[broadwood1830]

technical vey well played, good melodian interpretation but a little bit too slow in tempo

I like this performance much more than others

Sabine

[WatchBlueSkies]

wonderful historical record ! GREAT pianist !

[yiyiku]

beautiful interpretation