Wanda Landowska
Polish-French harpsichordist (1879–1959)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1959
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Music Of The Past.
- Landowska on Music
- Landowska on music
- Musique ancienne
- Music of the past
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Film & TV
Sound · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Known for
- Landowska: Uncommon Visionary — Self (archive footage)1999
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Article
Wanda Aleksandra Landowska (5 July 1879 – 16 August 1959) was a Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. She was the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933. She became a naturalized French citizen in 1938.
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1879 births1959 deaths19th-century Polish Jews19th-century Polish LGBTQ people20th-century Polish LGBTQ peopleAcademic staff of the École Normale de Musique de ParisAcademic staff of the Schola Cantorum de ParisBach musiciansChopin University of Music alumniFrench lesbian musiciansIMDb title ID different from WikidataJewish classical musicians