Alexis Weissenberg

Biography

Alexis Weissenberg (July 26, 1929 – January 8, 2012) was a Bulgarian-born French pianist. He was born in Sofia and had piano lessons from the age of three with Pancho Vladigerov. He gave his first public performance at the age of eight. After escaping to Palestine in 1945, where he studied with Leo Kestenberg, he went to the Juilliard School in 1946 to study with Olga Samaroff. He also consulted Artur Schnabel and Wanda Landowska. In 1947 he made

Popular Songs

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  Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

  The Great Bach Transcriptions

  204 BPM
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  Siciliano In G Minor

  The Great Bach Transcriptions

  104 BPM
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  Ich Ruf'zu Dir Herr Jesu, Christ BMV.639

  The Great Bach Transcriptions

  113 BPM
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  Bach: Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 1. Ouverture

  Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 97: Alexis Weissenberg
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  Bach: Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 2. Allemande

  Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 97: Alexis Weissenberg

Discography

Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 97: Alexis Weissenberg

1999

The Great Bach Transcriptions

1973