Ruth Slenczynska 1963.

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Ruth Slenczynska 1963.

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Features a 1963 television performance and interview, including Prelude in C Major, Op 32, No. 1; Prelude in G Minor, Op 23, No. 5; and more. Also features an interview with the pianist in 2002 as she recalls her years studying as a child and beyond.

1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

eng, Latn

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Lovejoy Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11665961

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Lovejoy Library

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Slenczynska, Ruth, 1925-

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Ruth Slenczynska (born January 15, 1925, Sacramento, California), American pianist with Polish roots. Her Polish father, Joseph Slenczynski (Józef Ślenczyński), was a violinist. Pushed by her father and starting at age three, Slenczynska was forced to practice the piano relentlessly. When she was four, she began her piano studies in Europe, later studying with Artur Schnabel, Egon Petri, Alfred Cortot, Josef Hofmann, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. She played her debut in Berlin at age six and made her...