Raymond Lewenthal

1		Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Quasi una fantasia": I. Adagio sostenuto
2		Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
3		Hexaméron, S.392: Introduction, Theme, 6 Variations, and Finale
4		12 Etudes, Op 39: No.12. Le Festin d’Ésope - Allegretto senza licenza quantunque
5		12 Etudes, Symphonie pour piano seul, Op. 39: No. 7. Finale - Presto

Albums

Raymond Lewenthal Plays... Beethoven: Piano Sonata Nos. 8 & 14
Jun 2014 • 6 songs
Raymond Lewenthal Plays Alkan and Liszt
Jun 2010 • 8 songs

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Biography

Born in San Antonio, Raymond Lewenthal was educated in Los Angeles from an early age, starting with Lydia Cherkassky, mother to famous concert pianist Shura Cherkassky. Lewenthal then entered the Curtis Institute of Music in order to study with Olga Samaroff. Posessing tremendous strength and a dazzling technique, Lewenthal soon gained a reputation as an up-and-coming pianist with a future interpreting modern works. His rendering of the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 was so compelling that in 1948, conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos engaged Lewenthal to play the solo part at a New ...

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Raymond Lewenthal