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Josef Hofmann (20 January 1876 – 16 February 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time.
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Although a poor sight reader, he was said to possess the ability of Franz Liszt and Camille Saint-Saëns to hear a composition once and play it back correctly without seeing the printed notes. – Wikipedia
Josef Hofmann, who could hear
A piece just once and then could play it,
Possessed, it’s said, a faultless ear,
And flawless memory to display it.
And even in the tip-top tier
Of pianistic DNA, it
Left him quite without a peer,
And as the kids say, he could slay it!
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