DUO-ART PIANO ROLL LISTZ'S TARANTELLA (Venezia e Napoli)  P/B JOSEF HOFMANN

TARANTELLA (Venezia e Napoli) 

P/B JOSEF HOFMANN

COMPOSED BY  LISTZ

PLAYED BY JOSEF HOFMANN

Josef Hofmann was born in Podgórze, near Kraków, the area of Poland then controlled by Austria-Hungary, in 1876. His father was the composer, conductor and pianist Kazimierz Hofmann, and his mother the singer Matylda Pindelska. A child prodigy, he gave a debut recital in Warsaw at the age of 5, and a long series of concerts throughout Europe and Scandinavia, culminating in a series of concerts in America in 1887-88 that elicited comparisons with the young Mozart and the young Mendelssohn.

Anton Rubinstein took Hofmann as his only private student in 1892 and arranged the debut of his pupil in Hamburg, Germany in 1894. Hofmann toured and performed extensively over the next 50 years as one of the most celebrated pianists of the era. In 1913, he was presented with a set of keys to the city of St Petersburg, Russia.

As a composer, Hofmann published over one hundred works, many of those under the pseudonym Michel Dvorsky, including two piano concertos and ballet music. He made the United States his base during World War I and became a US citizen in 1926. In 1924, he became the first head of the piano department at the inception of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, and became the Institute’s director in 1927 and remained so until 1938.

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ROLLS BEING LISTED WEEKLY

A collection of roll-playing instruments for sale

Stroud Aeolian Upright Pedal Electric Duo-Art reproducing piano

Rare Stoddard Ampico Pedal Upright Reproducing piano.

Aeolian Grand Orchestrelle 58 note roll playing suction reed organ

Aeolian Orchestrelle 58 note roll playing pressure reed organ Model W (Crecian Style)  

All in playing order with rolls and stool/slope.

   The roll was produced and manufacture by The Aeolian Company, Great Britain. 

 

This large  hand-played roll is in good condition and plays well. Its box is in used condition with some scuffs

commensurate with its age. Please view images. 

 

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Please note, we offer reduced price shipping for multiple purchases. 

Thank you. Edward.