José Iturbi - Debussy - Liszt - Chopin - 45RPM E.P.

My father got this old record at a flea market a few years ago and it's like NEW! Here are the liner notes from the back cover: The José Iturbi story is one of color and personal drama, which makes the pianist a fertile source of human interest material. Beloved by the American public, and known to a larger segment of it than most musicians through his movie roles, Iturbi began his career as young as the child genius, Mozart. As a boy of barely seven years, José was teaching his elders the piano, and eking out his family's slim income (his father was a piano tuner) playing in the cafés and movie houses of his native Valenvia, Spain, for as long as twelve hours at a time. It has been a long road from that Spanish boyhood to his present-day roles in Hollywood and a world-famous musical career, but Iturbi moves and lives at top speed. He does nothing in a small way. His recording of the famous Chopin Polonaise in A-Flat passed the million mark in sales, and was the first Red Seal record to achieve this milestone. In Beverly Hills, Iturbi live in a climate that recalls his native Spain. There he often spends a musical evening with other famous instrumentalists, such as Heifetz, Horowitz, and Rubinstein. Iturbi loves good wines and has a collection of famous vintages in his cellars. He also shines in the kitchen and can discuss a Spanish sauce as facilely as a sonata. Iturbi leads a full life, never letting a day pass without a stint at his instrument, but still finds time to audition and encourage aspiring young musicians. SIDE 1 CLAIR DE LUNE (Debussy) LEIBESTRAUM No. 3 (Liszt) SIDE 2 POLONAISE IN A-FLAT, Op. 53, No. 6 (Chopin)

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