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ISIDOR PHILIPP - PIANIST |
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Autographed one page letter signed by the Hungarian born, French pianist to Guatemalan born, French composer Alfredo Wyld, 10 April, 1916. The legendary pianist and pedagogue writes to the Guatemalan pianist regarding his soon to be published Etudes. Initially, he had planned to dedicate the works to legendary pianist and pedagogue, Francis Planté. This letter tells Wyld to write to Heugel (publisher) and tell him of the change of the dedication. He also gives him at the bottom the text to follow for the change to Camille Saint-Saëns. As involved as Philipp was in this process, it is no wonder the work was not dedicated to him! Wyld (1883-1947) was a Guatemalan pianist and composer who was raised and trained in Guatemala. Went to San Francisco to study with Spanish pianist Santiago Arrigala and composition with Oscar Weil. He came to France in 1913 and settled in Paris, dedicating his first works, these Etudes to his friend Camille Saint-Saëns. Later he was brought to Bordeaux by Gabriel Fauré for a concert of his own works, which was a critical success. The success sent him various directions, from orchestral works, to a collaboration with Diaghilev and the Ballets Russe. Philipp (1863-1958) was a pupil of George Mathias, as well as Stephen Heller, Henri Fissot, Camille Saint-Saëns and Théodore Ritter. After winning first prize in Mathias’s class at the Conservatoire, he embarked on a solo career for 20 years, where he also formed a piano trio which bore his name. In 1903, he was appointed professor of advanced piano at the Conservatoire, a position he held until his retirement in 1934. The longest tenure held for that position at the time. Philipp also taught at the American School at Fontainebleau during the Summers. He taught a number of the greats and near greats of the 20th Century, including in alphabetical order; Dwight Anderson, Grace Barnes, Jacqueline Blancard, Emma Boynet, Harold Bradley, Monique de la Bruchollerie, Serge Conus, Aaron Copland, Jeanne-Marie Darré, Pierre Dervaux, Ania Dorfmann, Maurice Dumesnil, Rolande Falcinelli, Felix Fox, Jean Françaix, Madeleine Grovlez-Fourgeaud, Youra Guller, Marcelle Herrenschmidt, Renea Kyriakou, Fernando Laires, Yvonne Loriod, Paul Loyonnet, Nikita Magaloff, Denise Molié, Federico Mompou, Genia Nenenoff, Guiomar Novaes, Wilfrid Pelletier, Ida Perrin, Harrison Potter, Albert Schweitzer, Phyllis Sellick, Soulima Stravinsky, Louise Talma, Alexander Tcherepnin, Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Edmond Trillat, Beveridge, Madeleine de Valmalète, Webster, and Victor Youngwell. Philipp was known for his precision and exactitude and expected nothing less from his pupils. He wrote a number of exercises, based upon the lessons of Mathias and also composed a number of lovely pieces for the piano. As he had Jewish ancestry, Philipp left France for America in 1940, where he taught and lectured until after the War. At the age of 91, he became the first nonagenarian to play at Carnegie Hall. Precious few recordings exist of this major figure in the World of the piano.
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