Ignaz Friedman

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Organ Fugue in D minor 00:00 Tools
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, "Melodie" (arr. I. Friedman for piano) 00:00 Tools
Tabatiere a musique 00:00 Tools
Pastorale, Op. 20 No. 5 00:00 Tools
Organ Toccata in D minor 00:00 Tools
Venetian Gondola Song 00:00 Tools
La campanella 00:00 Tools
Minuett in G 00:00 Tools
Elle Danse, Op. 10 00:00 Tools
Venetian Boat Song, Op. 30/6 00:00 Tools
Marquis et Marquise 00:00 Tools
Music Box Op. 33 No. 3 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.38 No.2 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / 15. Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.102 No.5 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Ballade No. 3, Op.47 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.38 No.6 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Impromptu No. 2, Op.36 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No. 5, op. 7 No. 1 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 4 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24 00:00 Tools
6 Etudes D'execution Transcendante D'apres Paganini, S140/3: No. 3. "La Campanella" - Arr. Busoni 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in C, Op.10 No.7 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Finale. Presto 00:00 Tools
Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Transc. I. Friedman): Fugue 00:00 Tools
Franz Liszt / Hungarian Rhap No.2 00:00 Tools
Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt / Hark! Hark! The Lark! 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Polonaise No. 9, Op.71 NO. 2 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.67 No.2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Prelude No.19, Op.28 No.19 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No. 7, op. 7 No. 3 00:00 Tools
Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (arr. I. Friedman) 00:00 Tools
Mendelssohn, Bartholdy, Felix; Venetian Gondola Song 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 - 3rd : Marche funebre. Lent 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.44, op.67-No. 3 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No. 6, op. 7 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.24, op.33-No. 3 00:00 Tools
Anton Rubinstein / Valse Caprice 00:00 Tools
Duetto 00:00 Tools
Carl Maria Von Weber / Aufforderung Zum Tanz 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.17, op.24-No. 4 00:00 Tools
Johann Nepomuk Hummel / Rondo Favori in E flat, Op.11 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Scherzo in e, Op.16 No.2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Nocturne No.16, Op.55 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Franz Liszt / La Campanella 04:03 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.53 No.4 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.25, op.33-No. 4 00:00 Tools
Toccata 00:00 Tools
Ludwig Van Beethoven / Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio Sostenuto 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in g#, Op.25 No.6 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.26, op.41-No. 1 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Waltz No.3, Op.34 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.31, op.50-No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.47, op.68-No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.41, op.63-No. 3 00:00 Tools
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Mazurka No.45, op.67-No. 4 00:00 Tools
Ludwig Van Beethoven / Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': III. Presto Agitato 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Berceuse, Op.57 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9 ''Butterfly'' 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.19 No.3 ''Jagerlied'' 00:00 Tools
Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major Op. 28 La goutte 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Prelude No.15, Op.28 No.15 ''Raindrop'' 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in c, Op.10 No.12 ''Revolutionary'' 00:00 Tools
Studies on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 47b 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Polonaise No. 6, Op.53 ''Heroic'' 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.53 No.2 ''Widmung'' 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.19 No.3 'Jagerlied' 00:00 Tools
Wiener Tanz No. 1 nach Eduard Gärtner 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 ''Minute'' 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 ''Black Keys'' 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / 16. Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.30 No.6 ''Venezianisches Gondellied'' 00:00 Tools
Valse Caprice 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.19 No.6 ''Venezianisches Gondellied'' 00:00 Tools
6 Pieces for Organ (arr. I. Friedman): Prelude 00:00 Tools
Beethoven: Klaviersonate in cis-moll op. 27 Nr. 2 'Mondschein' 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 'Minute' 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 7 00:00 Tools
Ludwig Van Beethoven / Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 ''Moonlight'': II. Allegretto 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.19 No.6 'Venezianisches Gondellied' 00:00 Tools
Ballade No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in c, Op.10 No.12 'Revolutionary' 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.53 No.2 'Widmung' 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 00:00 Tools
Polonaise No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 71 00:00 Tools
Nocturne in Eb, Op.55, No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9 'Butterfly' 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 50 00:00 Tools
Humoresque 00:00 Tools
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 00:00 Tools
Nocturne In E Flat, op 55 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Polonaise in B Flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 'Black Keys' 00:00 Tools
Waltz in D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1 "Minute Waltz" 00:00 Tools
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 00:00 Tools
Grande valse brillante in E Flat Major, Op. 18 "The Brilliant Grand Waltz" 00:00 Tools
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / 16. Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.30 No.6 'Venezianisches Gondellied' 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 2 in D Major, Op. 33 00:00 Tools
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix; Venetian Gondola Song 00:00 Tools
Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 00:00 Tools
Rondo alla Turca 00:00 Tools
4 Preludes, Op. 61: No. 1. Pensieroso 00:00 Tools
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. I. Friedman): Fugue 00:00 Tools
Chopin / Prelude No.15, Op.28 No.15 "Raindrop" 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 7 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 33 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 67 00:00 Tools
Nocturne in E flat, Op. 55 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix; Duetto 00:00 Tools
Impromptu In A Flat Major, Op. 29 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 1 00:00 Tools
Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28 00:00 Tools
Friedman speaks on Chopin 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 3 in C Major, Op. 67 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 68 00:00 Tools
Romance (Romanze) 00:00 Tools
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: III. Romance (arr. for piano solo) 00:00 Tools
Studies on a Theme by Paganini 00:00 Tools
Ludwig Van Beethoven / Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': Piano Son in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': II. Allegretto 00:00 Tools
Nocturne No. 16 in E flat, Op. 55 No.2 00:00 Tools
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (arr. I. Friedman) 00:00 Tools
Mozart - Divertimento No. 17 in D major, K. 334: Minuet (arr. for piano solo) 00:00 Tools
18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun kommt, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659a (arr. I. Friedman) 00:00 Tools
Chopin: Waltz #2 In A Flat, Op. 34/1, "Valse Brillante" 00:00 Tools
Etude No. 9 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25 - "Butterfly's Wing" 00:00 Tools
Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10 - "Revolutionary" 00:00 Tools
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 00:00 Tools
Etude No. 6 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 00:00 Tools
Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10 00:00 Tools
Minuet in G (Minuetto in Sol) 00:00 Tools
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 - "Heroic" 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 41 00:00 Tools
Invitation to the Dance (Invito alla danza) 00:00 Tools
Venetian Boat Song (From "Once") 00:00 Tools
Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10 - "Black Keys" 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 00:00 Tools
Valse No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 00:00 Tools
Marche militaire in D-Flat (Marcia militare in Re bemolle) 00:00 Tools
Song Without Words Op. 102/5 in A 00:00 Tools
Song Without Words, Op. 19/3 in A 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63, No. 3 00:00 Tools
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 38: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 3, Op. 28: No. 2 00:00 Tools
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68: Mein glaubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing' (trans. I. Friedman) 00:00 Tools
Etude in g#, Op.25 No.6 00:00 Tools
Etude in C, Op.10 No.7 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 17 in B flat major, Op. 24, No. 4 00:00 Tools
6 Pieces for Organ (arr. I. Friedman): Fugue 00:00 Tools
Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.38 No.2 00:00 Tools
Berceuse, Op. 57 00:00 Tools
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Allegro moderato molto e marcato 00:00 Tools
Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Op. 28 00:00 Tools
Valse No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 34 00:00 Tools
Mazurka in B flat, Op. 7 No. 1 00:00 Tools
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 00:00 Tools
Song Without Words Op. 19/6 in g 00:00 Tools
Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.67 No.2 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33, No. 2 00:00 Tools
Aufforderung Zum Tanz 00:00 Tools
Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.53 No.4 00:00 Tools
Etude in c, Op.10 No.12 'Revolutionary' 00:00 Tools
Hark! Hark! The Lark! 00:00 Tools
Prelude No.19, Op.28 No.19 00:00 Tools
Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4 00:00 Tools
Chopin - Etude op. 10 No. 12 in C minor 00:00 Tools
Rubinstein: Valse Caprice 00:00 Tools
6 Schubler Chorales, BWV 645-650: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. I. Friedman): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645: Andante, molto sostenuto (trans. I. Friedman) 00:00 Tools
Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9 'Butterfly' 00:00 Tools
6 Wiener-Tanze on Gartner's Motives: No. 1. — 00:00 Tools
Chopin - Etude op. 10 No. 7 in C 00:00 Tools
Beethoven - 6 Ecossaises, WoO 83 00:00 Tools
Ballade No. 3 in A flat, Op. 47 00:00 Tools
6 Pieces for Organ: No. 3. Prelude, fugue et variation in B Minor, Op. 18, M. 30 (arr. I. Friedman for piano) 00:00 Tools
Iphigenie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte (arr. J. Brahms): Gavotte 00:00 Tools
Friedman Speaks On Paderewski 00:00 Tools
Alt Wien I (after Schubert's dances) 00:00 Tools
Mazurka in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 00:00 Tools
Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 00:00 Tools
Ballade No. 3 In A Flat Major, Op. 47 00:00 Tools
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 00:00 Tools
Music Box 00:00 Tools
No. 6. Allegro assai, fantastico 00:00 Tools
Prelude in E flat, Op. 28 No. 19 00:00 Tools
Mazurka Op. 67/4 in a 00:00 Tools
Impromptu Op. 36 in F# 00:00 Tools
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Born to an itinerant Jewish musician in Podgórze near Kraków, Ignaz Friedman was a child prodigy. He studied with Hugo Riemann in Leipzig and Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna, and participated in Ferruccio Busoni's masterclasses. Friedman lived in Berlin until 1914 and settled in Copenhagen in 1920 His official début in Vienna in 1904 featured a program of three piano concertos, rivaling the similar programs of established titans like Busoni and Godowsky, and he remained a titan throughout his career. His style was quiet and effortless, imbued with a sense of rhythm and color, grounded in a sovereign technique, and much has been written about his peerless interpretations of Chopin in particular. As with his compatriot and contemporary Moriz Rosenthal, Friedman's Chopin interpretations, particularly those of the mazurkas, are considered by many to be unsurpassed. Despite having given 2,800 concerts during his career, he sometimes received lukewarm reviews in America in later years, as younger critics were becoming accustomed to modernist playing which stripped romantic interpretation of its agogics and essence. (Rachmaninoff admired Friedman's playing but may have opined that he "played too much to the gallery.") At the outbreak of the Second World War, Friedman was in Europe, but managed to escape when a concert tour in Australia was offered at the last moment. He settled in Sydney and remained there until his death (which occurred on Australia Day, 1948). His last concert was in Sydney on July 24, 1943, after which neuritis in his left hand forced him to retire from the concert platform. Friedman's relatively few recordings, which have been collected by Naxos Records on five CDs, are widely admired, particularly his Chopin and his nine Songs Without Words by Mendelssohn. Like most of the great artists of his time who broadcast, much of his recorded material has been lost, including hours of radio recordings made in Australia and New Zealand. He composed more than 90 works, mainly piano miniatures, as well as pieces for cello and a piano quintet, but his compositions have not found a niche in the standard repertory. He arranged many works, especially those of J. S. Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He edited an almost complete edition of the piano works of Chopin and also produced editions of Schumann and Liszt. The Sydney Conservatorium of Music awards an annual Ignaz Friedman Prize for composition. Friedman also taught several important pianists, including Joseph Gurt, Ignaz Tiegerman and Bruce Hungerford (who also died in a foreign country on Australia Day). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.