Gary Graffman, Walter Hendl, Charles Munch - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 / Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 (1961, 1964) Hi-Res

Graffman was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish parents. Having started piano at age 3, Graffman entered the Curtis Institute of Music at age 7 in 1936 as a piano student of Isabelle Vengerova. After graduating from Curtis in 1946, he made his professional solo debut with conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. By the age of 20 Gary Graffman had made a name for himself world-wide as a classical pianist. In 1948 he won the prestigious Leventritt Award. He then furthered his piano studies with Rudolph Serkin at the Marlboro Music Festival and informally with Vladimir Horowitz. In 1979 he sprained the ring nger of his right hand. Because of this injury he began refingering some passages for that hand in such a way as to avoid using the afiected finger; unfortunately this altered technique exacerbated the injury rather than ameliorating it, ultimately forcing him to stop using his right hand altogether..

Tracks:

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Walter Hendl Conducts the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1st Movement: Allegro con brio
2nd Movement: Largo
3rd Movement:Rondo; Allegro

Chopin Piano Concerto No.1
Charles Munch conducts the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
1st Movement: Allegro maestro
2nd Movement: Romance
3rd Movement: Rondo