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 Edith Farnadi & Hermann Scherchen
Orchestre De L'opéra De Vienne, Cond. Hermann Sche
Label:  Tahra   Catalog #: 3007/08  
Composer:  Franz LisztBéla BartókSergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Edith Farnadi
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 

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Archives Westminster, Volume 4. Edith Farnardi (1921-1973) was a Hungarian pianist. She was born in Budapest and began her studies at the age of 7 at the Budpest Academy. She studie with Professor Arnold Szekely. At the age of 9, she made her musical debut as a child prodigy. At the age of 12, she played the C Major Concerto of Beethoven (piano concerto No.1), directing the orchestra from the piano. She received her diploma from the Musical Academy in Budapest when she was 17 years old. During her studies at the Music Academy she won the Franz Liszt Prize twice. She became a professor at the Budapest Franz Liszt Academy where she remained until 1942. She then concertized widely throughout Europe in the 195os and made recordings with the Westminster label.
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1.  Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Edith Farnadi (Piano)
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1849/1856; Weimar, Germany 
2.  Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125 by Franz Liszt
Performer:  Edith Farnadi (Piano)
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1839/1861; Weimar, Germany 
3.  Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95 by Béla Bartók
Performer:  Edith Farnadi (Piano)
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930-1931; Budapest, Hungary 
4.  Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119 by Béla Bartók
Performer:  Edith Farnadi (Piano)
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1945; USA 
5.  Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Edith Farnadi (Piano)
Conductor:  Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Russia 
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