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Rebellische Pianistin

Das Leben der Grete Sultan zwischen Berlin und New York

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Details

Product number
605754
Languages
german
Release Year
2012
Extent
368 Pages
Publisher
Schott Music
Manufacturer Number
ED 21350

Description

Grete Sultan (1906–2005) was one of the most exceptional pianists of the 20th century. Born and raised in a Jewish upper-class household in Berlin, she was an acclaimed interpreter of classical and new music in the 1920s. After being banned from exercising her profession and increasing harassment, she managed to leave the country in 1941 at the last minute. In New York, she became an established pianist and piano teacher and became the friend and muse of John Cage whose 'Etudes Australes' she pe...

Content

  • Vorwort von Alfred Brendel
  • Prolog
  • I 1800-1921: Ursprung. Familie. Kindheit und Jugend
  • II 1921- 1933: Entwicklung. Hoffnung. Ende
  • III 1933-1941: Entrechtung. Berufsverbot. Flucht
  • IV 1941-1945: Exil. Freunde. Neubeginn
  • V 1945-1970: Perspektiven. John Cage. Berlin
  • VI 1971-2005: Carnegie Hall. Etudes Australes. Abschied
  • Epilog und Danksagung
  • Anmerkungen
  • Zeittafel
  • Literatur
  • Diskografie
  • Personenregister
  • Bildnachweis