Moszkowski, Moritz. (1854-1925)
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AMQS from the German-Jewish composer, pianist, and teacher known for his great output of piano works. Moszkowski has penned two measures of a theme in E minor on a postcard showing the Rio Paraná, Argentina. Dated Gérardmer (Lorraine, France), August 15, 1905. On the verso, the postcard is addressed to the Argentinian collector Ramona Imaz Otaño, with the original French stamp and postmark. Slight wear to the edges; overall in very fine condition. 5.5 x 3.5 inches (14 x 9.1 cm).Moszkowski began his studies in Dresden and continued in Berlin, taking his first teaching position at Theodor Kullak's Neue Akademie der Tonkunst in 1871. His students in Berlin and later in Paris included Frank Damrosch, Vlado Perlemuter, Thomas Beecham (who took private lessons in orchestration with him on the advice of André Messager in 1904), Josef Hofmann (of whom he claimed once that there was nothing anyone could teach him),and Wanda Landowska. Ignacy Paderewski said: "After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano, and his writing embraces the whole gamut of piano technique." (13482)
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