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Vladimir de Pachmann or Pachman (27 July 1848 – 6 January 1933) was a Russian pianist of German descent. He is known for performing the works of Chopin and for his eccentric performing style.
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Vladimir de Pachmann or Pachman (27 July 1848 – 6 January 1933) was a Russian pianist of German descent. He is known for performing the works of Chopin and for his eccentric performing style.
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Biography He was born Vladimir Pachmann in Odessa, Russian Empire; the nobiliary particle (von or de) in his name was probably his own idea. Three of his brothers serving as officers in the Imperial Russian Army did not use the particle. His father was a professor at the University of Odessa and a celebrated amateur violinist who had met Beethoven, Weber and other notable composers in Vienna. He was his son's only teacher until he turned 18, at which time he went to Vienna to study music at the Vienna Conservatory, studying piano with Josef Dachs (a pupil of Carl Czerny) and theory with Anton Bruckner. He gained the Conservatory's Gold Medal and made his concert debut in Odessa in 1869, but until 1882 he appeared in public infrequently, spending his time in further study. He then toured throughout Europe and the United States, and was acclaimed as a top player of his era. His programmes consisted almost exclusively of the works of Chopin, with only an occasional movement by Bach, Scarlatti, Mendelssohn or Henselt. In Denmark he was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. For the eighteen years from 1890 to 1908, he toured across the…
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Sources Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pachmann, Vladimir de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 433.
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Piano Rolls The Welte-Mignon mystery, 4. Dead or alive. Stuttgart: Tacet, 2006.