Leopold Godowsky

Biography

Godowsky ,born on 13 February 1870,was a famed pianist, composer, and teacher. He has been described as the "Pianist of Pianists". He became a naturalised American, but was born to Polish parents in Soz?y, near Wilno, in what was then Russian territory but is now part of Lithuania. He considered himself of Polish heritage. Godowsky had studied under Ernst Rudorff at the Berlin High School for Music,but left after three months. Otherwise, he was self-taught.

Popular Songs

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  Walzermasken: Nr. 3. Skizze (Joh. B.). Con spirito

  Walzermasken

  127 BPM
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  Triakontameron, Thirty Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 1. Nocturnal Tangier

  Piano Music, Volume 4: Triakontameron: 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure

  60 BPM
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  Triakontameron, Thirty Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 2. Sylvan Tyrol

  Piano Music, Volume 4: Triakontameron: 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure

  104 BPM
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  12 Impressions for Violin and Piano: Tyrolean (Schuhplattler)

  12 Impressions for Violin and Piano

  131 BPM
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  Triakontameron, Thirty Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 3. Paradoxical Mood

  Piano Music, Volume 4: Triakontameron: 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure

  104 BPM

Discography

Piano Music, Volume 4: Triakontameron: 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure

2001

Walzermasken

1990

12 Impressions for Violin and Piano

1989