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JOSEF LABOR and PAUL WITTGENSTEIN

The blind composer and his one-handed pianist
OLIVER TRIENDL · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz · Eugene Tzigane

Besides the well-known Left Hand Piano Concertos by Korngold, Prokofiev, Ravel and others, this very first Concert of Josef Labor marks the beginning of this genre in 1915. One-Handed pianist Paul Wittgenstein ordered it already during his captivity in Russia where he lost his right arm but determined to forward his pianistic career.
Recording: Ludwigshafen, Philharmonie, Feb. 2023
Recording Supervision: Karola Parry
Video Operator: Philipp Ohl
Producer: Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk); Johannes Kernmayer (Capriccio)
Capriccio CD C5521 

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