Grigory Ginzburg
Grigory Romanovich Ginzburg (Russian: Григо́рий Рома́нович Ги́нзбург; 29 May 1904 in Nizhny Novgorod – 5 December 1961 in Moscow) was a Soviet pianist.
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Grigory Ginzburg
- Born
- 1904. · Nizhny Novgorod.
- Died
- 1961. · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- pianist, composer, music educator, professor and musician.
- Fields
- piano performance and music education.
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory.
- Honours
- Stalin Prize and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Grigory Ginzburg studied at Moscow Conservatory. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is piano performance and music education. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Employment is recorded with Moscow Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize and Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Ginzburg first studied with his mother before being accepted as a student in Alexander Goldenweiser's class at Moscow Conservatory. In 1927 he gained fourth prize in the Warsaw I International Chopin Piano Competition. He was recognized as one of the finest musicians in the Soviet Union and toured Europe several times. He became an important professor at the Moscow Conservatory in 1929. Some of his best-known students are Gleb Axelrod, Sergei Dorensky, Regina Shamvili and Sulamita Aronovsky. Ginzburg was best known for his piano touch that had ties with the tradition of 19th century players such as Franz Liszt. His eclectic repertoire and his art of transcription made of him one of the most unique performers in piano history.
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1961
Grigory Ginzburg died at Moscow.
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Nizhny Novgorod.
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Moscow.
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Grigory Ginzburg: Live Recordings, 3 volumes (6CDs), Vox Aeterna, 2006 Russian Piano School: Goldenweiser & Ginzburg, RCD, 2004 Great Pianists of The 20th Century, Vol.37 Grigory Ginsburg, Philips, 1999 The Gregory Ginzburg Legacy, 10 Volumes (11CDs), Arlecchino Grigory Ginzburg ロシアピアノの巨匠達, 3 volumes, Triton Russian Piano School Vol.12 - Liszt Opera Paraphrases, BMG/Melodiya Tchaikovsky / Rachmaninov Piano Concertos - Grigory Ginsburg, Lev Oborin, Konstantin Ivanov, Vista Vera Great Artists in Moscow Conservatoire: Liszt - Grigory Ginzburg, Moscow State Conservatory Frederic Chopin: Piano music 1 - Gregory Ginzburg, Monopole Russian Treasure - Liszt, Rubinstein, Multisonic Russian Treasure - Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Multisonic Grigory Ginzburg: His Early Recordings, 2 Volumes, APR Grigory Ginzburg Studio Recordings (4CDs), Vox Aeterna Keyboard Fireworks by Liszt, Sterling Classics The Art of Grigori Ginsburg (3CDs), Venezia (CDVE00018) Rubinstein & Liszt Piano Works - Grigori Ginzburg, Mobile Fidelity Tchaikovsky / Arensky Piano Concertos, Russian Disc Liszt Piano Concertos, Russian Disc Dvorak / Kabalevsky Piano Concertos, Russian Disc Mozart / Rubinstein Piano Concertos, Russian Disc Russian Pianists II, Green Door 「ショパン・コンクールの歴史 第一集」, DIW Classics Legendary Russian Pianists, Brilliant Classics The Great Piano Music of the World 7: Liszt - G. Ginsburg, Melodiya (for the educational purpose, not for sale) Melodiya LP Bach: Violin Sonata BWV 1017 (vn L. Kogan) Bach/Busoni: Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 Beethoven: Für Elise Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 & No.3 (vn L. Kogan) Beethoven/Liszt: Ruinen von Athen Fantasia (Cond. A. Gauk / Radio Symphony Orchestra) Bellini/Liszt: Norma Fantasia Chopin: Ballade No.4 Chopin: Etudes Op.10-1&3 Chopin: 12 Etudes Op.25 Chopin: 4 Impromptu Chopin: Mazurka No.17, No.16, No.48, No.52, No.14, No.57 & No.13 Chopin: Polonaise No.2, No.3, No.6 & No.12 Chopin: Waltz No.2, No.3, No.5 & No.7 Gerter: Waltz Gershwin: 3 Preludes Grieg: Cello Sonata Op.36 (vc Y. Slobodkin) Grieg: Piano Sonata Op.7 Haydn: Violin Sonata (Arr. from Piano Sonata No.26)(vn L. Kogan) Haydn: Violin Sonata No.4 & No.7 (vn L. Kogan) Gounod/Liszt: Waltz from Faust Liszt: Au Lac de Wallenstadt, Au bord d'une source, Le mal du pays, Les cloches de Genève & Vallée d'Obermann Liszt: Concert Etudes No.2 La Leggierezza & No.3 Un sospiro Liszt: Concert Etude No.2 Gnomenreigen Liszt: Gondliera & Tarantella Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies No.17 & No.18 Liszt: Polonaise No.1 Liszt/Busoni: Totentanz (Cond. N. Anosov / State Symphony Orchestra) Medtner: Sonata Reminiscence Op.38-1 Mozart: Fantasia KV 475 Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 (Cond. K. Kondrashin / Radio Symphony Orchestra) Mozart: Piano Sonata No.8 Mozart: Violin Sonata KV 376 (vn L. Kogan) Mozart/Liszt: Don Giovanni Fantasia Mozart/Liszt/Busoni: Figaro Fantasia Myaskovsky: Song and Rhapsody Op.58 Paganini/Liszt: Paganini Etude No.3, No.4 & No.5 Paganini/Schumann: Paganini Etude Op.3 No.1 & No.2 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.3 Rachmaninov: 6 Duets Op.11 (pf. A. Goldenweiser) Rachmaninov: Suite No.1 Op.5 (pf. A. Goldenweiser) Rameau/Godowsky: 2 Menuets, Rigaudon & Elegie Rossini/Ginzburg: Cavatina of Figaro Rubinstein: Etude Op.23-2 Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.4 (Cond. A. Shereshevsky / State Orchestra) Ruzhitsky/Ginzburg: Kasanova Fantasia Schubert/Liszt: Erlkönig, Aufenthalt, Gretchen am Spinnrade Schumann: ABEGG Variations Schumann: Toccata Scriabin: 6 Etudes Op.8-6,3,1,7,11,12 J.Strauss II/Grünfel: Waltz Frühlingsstimmen J.Strauss II/Schulz-Evler: Arabesque on theme by Waltz 'An der shönen blauen Donau' J.Strauss II/Tausig: Waltz Caprice No.2 Verdi/Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase Weber: Perpetuum Mobile Weber: Rondo Brillante Weber: Violin Sonata No.1, No.2 & No.5 (vn L. Kogan)
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- 1.Stanisław Dybowski. Grigori Ginzburg.
- 2.Paperno, Dmitriĭ. Notes of a Moscow pianist. Amadeus Press. 1998. 1574670344.
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