Leonid Hambro - Beethoven - Pianoforte flac album

Leonid Hambro (June 26, 1920 – October 23, 2006) was an American concert pianist and composer. Hambro was born in Chicago, the son of immigrant Lithuanian Jews; his father was a pianist accompanying silent films. He studied at the Juilliard School, and won First Prize at the National Naumburg Competition in 1946. He was the musical sidekick of pianist and humorist Victor Borge for ten years, from 1961 to 1970, and occasionally performed with Borge throughout the remainder of Borge's career

American concert pianist Leonid Hambro, remembered for his legendary memory and ten-year partnership with Victor Borge, recorded these works by Beethoven for Cook Records in 1953. The juxtaposition of the early 32 Variations in C Minor with the late Opus 126 Bagatelles makes for excellent study of the development of Beethoven's compositional style.

Leonid Hambro – The Musical Phenomenon. Hambro was the son of Russian Jews who immigrated to America under the circumstances covered in mystery. It is known that his father was a pianist accompanying silent films, and probably that is where Leonid's love for music comes from. It is rumored that Hambro senior escaped the Russian Empire using documents he simply bought, and that forced him to change his last name to match the name in the papers. He never shied away from unconventional currents in classical music, though, recording a duo album Switched-On Gershwin (AVCO Records in 1970), in which his classical piano was harmoniously blended with synthesziers of Gershon Kingsley. Even more, Hambro played at the annual Ig Nobel Prize awards ceremony – awards for most perplexing yet thought-provoking inventions.

Listen to music from Leonid Hambro like Beethoven: Six Bagatelles, Opus 126 - Presto, Beethoven: The 32 Variations in C Minor & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Leonid Hambro. Leonid Hambro (June 26, 1920, Chicago – October 23, 2006, New York City) was an American concert pianist and composer. He was the son of immigrant Lithuanian Jews; his father was a pianist accompanying silent films.