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Within Vinony's link graph, Walter Gieseking is referenced by 116 other articles, and connects out to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
It is catalogued under topics including 1895 births, 1956 deaths and 20th-century French classical pianists.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
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- Jeu Moderne
- Piano Technique
- Moderna EjecuciÓn PianÍstica
- RÍtmica, DinÁmica, Pedal
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Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (November 5, 1895 – October 26, 1956) was a French-German pianist and composer. Born in Lyon in France, Gieseking was largely self-taught as a pianist until he studied at the conservatorium in Hanover. He remained in Germany during World War II, and also performed sometimes in Nazi-occupied France; these things led to accusations of collaboration with the Nazi Party. A number of his concerts, particularly in the United States, had to be cancelled because of protests aga
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
- Place of death
- London
- Educated at
- Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Karl Leimer
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Walter-Gieseking.jpg
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- Walter Gieseking
- date of birth
- 1895-11-05
- name in native language
- Walter Gieseking
- date of death
- 1956-10-26
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Walter Gieseking, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
