William Kapell

William Kapell

William Kapell

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Top Songs

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Nocturnes, Op. 55: II. Lento sostenuto in E-Flat Major
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante; Allegro (Restored)
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppo (Original Release)
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazione (Original Release)
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Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43

Albums

  • Live Performances -  First Three Releases (Restored)

    Oct 2017 • 8 songs

  • Dimitri Mitropoulos & William Kapell Play Johannes Brahms
  • William Kapell Edition, Vol. 1: Chopin: Mazurkas

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William Kapell

Biography

William Kapell was one of the most promising American pianists of the post-War generation, producing a few recordings that have attained legendary status after his untimely death. He studied in New York with Dorothea Anderson la Follett, and then at the Philadelphia Conservatory with Olga Samaroff. He went to the Juilliard School when she relocated there. He won the Philadelphia Orchestra¹s youth competition and the Naumberg Award in 1941. He debuted in New York through his prize from the Naumberg Foundation. This debut recital won him the Town Hall Award for the outstanding...
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