Previous posts for April 17th may be found here: Anja Silja (2019), Johann David Heinichen (2020), Nicolas Nabokov (2021), Artur Schnabel (2022), and Johann David Heinichen (2023)
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Artur Schnabel (17 April 1882 - 15 August 1951) was an Austrian-American classical pianist, composer and teacher known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician.
Imperfect Perfection
Schabel's set of recordings has never been out of print and is considered by many to be the touchstone of Beethoven sonata interpretations, though shortcomings in finger technique mar many performances of fast movements -- Wikipedia
On occasion the critics might squabble
Concerning a glitch or a bauble,
But no one denies
The ineffable highs
In the Beethoven records of Schnabel.
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