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Николай Карлович Метнер
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Leopold Godowsky
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Godowsky ,born on 13 February 1870,was a famed pianist, composer, and teacher. He has been described as the "Pianist of Pianists"… read moreGodowsky ,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 Sozły, near Wilno, in what w… read moreGodowsky ,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 Sozły, near Wilno, in what was then Russian territory but is now part of Lithuania. He c… read more
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Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
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Mily Balakirev
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Carl Czerny
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Adolf von Henselt
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Sergei Lyapunov
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Karol Szymanowski
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Sergei Bortkiewicz
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