Fine early cabinet card photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, boldly signed with his name alone to the lower blank margin by the eccentric pianist, one of the first musicians to record his performances. Nicely matted and framed. 4.5 x 6.75 inches; overall 9.5 x 11.5 inches.
Pachmann was one of the earliest performers to make recordings, beginning in 1906 with mechanical recordings for the Welte-Mignon reproducing piano and in 1907 for the gramophone. He became famous for gesturing, muttering and addressing the audience during his performances; the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition characterized it as the "playfulness of his platform manner". Critic James Huneker called him the "Chopinzee", and George Bernard Shaw reported that he "gave his well-known pantomimic performance, with accompaniments by Chopin".
Fine early cabinet card photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, boldly signed with his name alone to the lower blank margin by the eccentric pianist, one of the first musicians to record his performances. Nicely matted and framed. 4.5 x 6.75 inches; overall 9.5 x 11.5 inches.
Pachmann was one of the earliest performers to make recordings, beginning in 1906 with mechanical recordings for the Welte-Mignon reproducing piano and in 1907 for the gramophone. He became famous for gesturing, muttering and addressing the audience during his performances; the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition characterized it as the "playfulness of his platform manner". Critic James Huneker called him the "Chopinzee", and George Bernard Shaw reported that he "gave his well-known pantomimic performance, with accompaniments by Chopin".