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Leopold Godowsky

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Am Meer (Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang) (1)
Aufforderung zum Tanz (Carl Maria von Weber): Contrapuntal arrangement (1)
Au jardin des fleurs (1)
Avowal (Poem no.2) (1)
Concert Album for the left hand alone (1)
Concert Studies (3), op.11 (2)
Du bist wie eine Blume (Robert Schumann) (2)
Elegy for the left hand alone (1)
Gigue (1)
Hochlandisches Wiegenlied (Schumann) (1)
Impressions (12) (1)
Java Suite (Phonoramas:Tonal Journeys for the Pianoforte) (4)
Marchen (1)
Menuet no.1 (1)
Menuet (1)
Moment Musical in F minor (Schubert D780) (1)
Moto perpetuo (1)
Old Vienna (1)
Passacaglia (3)
Perpetuum mobile (Weber - Rondo from Sonata op.24): Concert arrangement (1)
Piano Sonata in E minor (2)
Pieces (6) for both hands (1)
Pieces (6) for the left hand alone (1)
Poems (4) (1)
Prelude and Fugue for the left hand alone (1)
Renaissance (3)
Rondino on a theme of Beethoven (Fritz Kreisler) (1)
Schubert Song Transcriptions (12) (3)
Serenade (1)
Standchen (Richard Strauss) (2)
Still wie die Nacht (Carl Bohm) (1)
Studies (53) on Chopin's Etudes (selection) (1)
Studies (53) on Chopin's Etudes (8)
Studies on Chopin's Etudes (22), for left hand alone (4)
Studies on Chopin's Etudes op.25 (2)
Studies on Chopin's Trois Nouvelles Etudes (2)
Study no.34 'Mazurka' (after Chopin) (2)
Suite for the left hand alone (2)
Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Johann Strauss (16)
Symphonic metamorphoses on themes from The Gypsy Baron (1)
Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure (5)
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Triakontameron no.2 'Nocturnal Tangier' (arr. Kreisler) (1)
Triakontameron no.2 'Nocturnal Tangier' (1)
Triakontameron no.11 'Alt Wien' (arr. Heifetz) (6)
Triakontameron no.11 'Alt Wien' (8)
Triakontameron no.21 'Le Salon' (2)
Triakontameron no.26 The Cuckoo Clock (1)
Triana (after Albeniz) (1)
Trockne Blumen (Schubert) (1)
Twilight Thoughts no.2 (1)
Vergebliches Standchen (Johannes Brahms) (1)
Waltz Poems (6) for the left hand (3)
Waltzes (3) for piano paraphrases (Kunster life) (1)
Walzermasken (1)

Leopold Godowsky (13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher. One of the most highly regarded performers of his time, he became known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing, principles later propagated by Godowsky's pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus. Ferruccio Busoni said that he and Godowsky were the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt.

As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his transcriptions of works by other composers. His best known work in the field is 53 Studies on Chopin's Études (1894–1914).

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Godowsky - Piano Music Vol.15: 53 Studies on the Chopin Etudes Vol.2
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Shura Cherkassky: The Complete 78rpm recordings (1923-1950)
Shura Cherkassky: The Complete 78rpm recordings (1923-1950)

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The Degenhof Sessions: Encores and Transcriptions from the ‘Golden Age’
The Degenhof Sessions: Encores and Transcriptions from the ‘Golden Age’

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Fantasiebilder aus Wien: Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Godowsky
Fantasiebilder aus Wien: Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Godowsky

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(Melism Records)

Godowsky - Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions
Godowsky - Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, Transcriptions

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(Brilliant Classics)

2nd Stanislaw Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music
2nd Stanislaw Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music

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Stephen Hough: The Erato Years (1987-1998)
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Romantic Piano Encores
Romantic Piano Encores

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The Art of Michael Rabin
The Art of Michael Rabin

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Sergio Fiorentino Live in USA, 1996-98
Sergio Fiorentino Live in USA, 1996-98

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(Rhine Classics)

Sergio Fiorentino: Live in Germany 1993
Sergio Fiorentino: Live in Germany 1993

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(APR)

Heifetz Favourites: Transcriptions and more
Heifetz Favourites: Transcriptions and more

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(Gramola)

Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Vol.10
Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Vol.10

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(Naxos - Historical)

Between the Clouds
Between the Clouds

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Godowsky - Apostle of the Left Hand
Godowsky - Apostle of the Left Hand

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