Album: Gaspard de la nuit and other piano pieces by Vladimir Ashkenazy (1985)
Genre: Classical
Format: Album

Artist Background: Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-born pianist and conductor of Icelandic and Swiss citizenship. Ashkenazy was born in Gorky, Soviet Union (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), to the pianist and composer David Ashkenazi and to the actress Yevstolia Grigorievna, born Plotnova. His father was Jewish and his mother was the daughter of a family of Russian Orthodox peasants. He began playing piano at the age of six. He was accepted to the Central Music School at age eight studying with Anaida S... Part of the Nizhny Novgorod, Russia music scene. Associated with Conductor movement. Known for Classical style.

Related Artists: Револь Самойлович Бунин, András Schiff, Святослав Теофилович Рихтер, Claudio Arrau

Music Scene: Part of the Nizhny Novgorod, Russia music scene. Associated with Conductor movement. Known for Classical style.

Tags: Classical, 1980s, Album


Gaspard de la nuit and other piano pieces

Vladimir Ashkenazy

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