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Clara Haskil
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Clara Haskil was a female pianist who performed classical music. Born in Bucharest in 1895, she held citizenship in the Kingdom of Romania and Switzerland. She was educated at the Conservatoire de Paris and studied under Alfred Cortot, Lazare Lévy, and Richard Robert. Her professional work period began in 1905, and she spoke French.
Haskil recorded for Naxos, Decca, Philips Records, and Deutsche Grammophon. She received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour. She died in the Brussels metropolitan area in 1960 due to accidental death. Her archives are held at the Swiss National Sound Archives and the Cantonal library and library of the university of Lausanne. She is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Mozart:Jeunehomme, Sonata for Violin
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Romania
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1960
Discography
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 (Mono Version)1960
- The Legacy, Volume 2: Concertos1994
- The Legacy, Volume 3: Solo Repertoire1994
- The Legacy, Volume 1: Chamber Music1995
- Piano Concerto KV 488 / Violin Sonata Op. 30 No. 21997
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 44: Clara Haskil II1998
- Hommage2000
- Inédits Haskil2001
- Récital de Besançon, 7 septembre 19562001
- Philips Recordings 1951-19602007
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16,921
- Total plays
- 121,138
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Clara Haskil (January 7, 1895 - December 7, 1960) was an accomplished pianist noted especially for her performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Admiration and international fame came late her in life; her career was beset by poor health and the adversities of a world war. She moved to Paris at the age 10, where she started studying with Gabriel Fauré's pupil Joseph Morpain, who she always credited as one of her biggest influences. She then entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of ten, gra
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1895-01-07 ) January 7, 1895, Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
- Died
- December 7, 1960 (1960-12-07) (aged 65), Brussels, Belgium
- Resting place
- Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France
- Occupation
- Classical pianist
- Years active
- 1910–1960
- Known for
- Interpretations of Mozart and early Romantic repertoire
- Parent s
- Isaac Haskil; Berthe Haskil (née Moscona)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Clara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Romania
- Place of birth
- Bucharest
- Place of death
- Brussels metropolitan area
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Richard Robert
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Image
- Clara Haskil fiatalon.jpg
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- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- ethnic group
- Sephardi Jews
- Commons category
- Clara Haskil
- date of birth
- 1895-01-07
- date of death
- 1960-12-07
- name in native language
- Clara Haskil
- manner of death
- accidental death
- start of work period
- 1905-00-00
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Vevey
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Encyclopedic overview
Clara Haskil (7 January 1895 – 7 December 1960) was a Romanian classical pianist, renowned as an interpreter of the classical and early romantic repertoire. She was particularly noted for her performances and recordings of Mozart. She was also a noted interpreter of Beethoven, Schumann, and Scarlatti.
Biography
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