Edith Farnadi & Hermann Scherchen - Liszt, Bartok, Rachmaninov: Archives Westminster / tahra 2x Audio CD / WEST 3007-3008

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Edith Farnadi (25 September 1921 – 12 or 14 December 1973) was a Hungarian pianist.

She was born in Budapest and began her studies at the age of 7 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. She studied with Professor Arnold Székely (also a teacher of Louis Kentner). At the age of 9, she made her musical debut as a child prodigy. At the age of 12, she played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, directing the orchestra from the piano. She received her diploma from the Musical Academy in Budapest when she was 17 years old. During her studies at the Music Academy she won the Franz Liszt Prize twice. She became a professor at the Budapest Franz Liszt Academy where she remained until 1942. She then concertized widely throughout Europe in the 1950s and made recordings with the Westminster Label. In ensemble she performed with the Barylli Quartet.

Tracklist:

F. Liszt: Concertos pour piano nos 1 & 2

B. Bartok: Concertos pour piano nos 2 & 3

S. Rachmaninov: Concerto pour piano no 2

• Orchestra - Orchestre de l'Opera de Vienne