Prince of virtuosos : a life of Walter Rummel, American pianist / Charles Timbrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Timbrell, Charles, 1942-

Contributor:

Rummel, Walter Morse, 1887-1953.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rummel, Walter Morse, 1887-1953.

Rummel, Walter Morse.

Pianists--United States--Biography.

Pianists.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 215 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, music ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Summary:

American pianist and composer Walter Rummel's glamorous career lasted from the 1920's until his dealth in 1953. During his career, Rummel performed with the leading conductors of his day and was a friend of Claude Debussy, Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, and Queen Elisabeth and King Leopold III of Belgium. His biography reveals the inspiration his playing provided for some of the leading figures of Europe during the two world wars.

Contents:

Famous families

Preludes and fanfares

Rue Raynouard

Friendship with Debussy

Life with Isadora Duncan

International celebrity

Royal friendships

Living dangerously, 1940-1945

Remnants and reflections.

Notes:

Accompanying sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) cataloged separately under same title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.

Includes discography: pages 163-166.

Related Work:

Rummel, Walter Morse, 1887-1953. Prince of virtuosos.

ISBN:

0810851393

OCLC:

54907022