{"title":"JACQUES ABRAM - THE MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY RECORDINGS","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eJacques Abram\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,\u0026quot;\\u0026wzeFtd_w:aPo2Hd\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\/m\/03wfgz2\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Jacques Abram\u0026quot;,0,\u0026quot;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\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;PEOPLE\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;\/m\/03wfgz2\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;PEOPLE\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;\/m\/03wfgz2\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0]]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1915–1998) was an acclaimed American classical pianist recognized for his \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ecrisp, modernist precision\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and championing of contemporary repertoire\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[247864,null,0]]]]--\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e. Born Jack Gregory Abram in \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLufkin, Texas\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, he was a child prodigy who began improvising at age three and performed a Mozart concerto publicly by age six.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eHis exceptional talent caught the attention of legendary pianists Ignace Jan Paderewski and Josef Hofmann, leading to his enrollment at the \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eCurtis Institute of Music\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and later \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eThe Juilliard School\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. After winning the prestigious Schubert Memorial Award in 1937, Abram made his celebrated professional debut at Carnegie Hall with the Philadelphia Orchestra.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eAbram was highly regarded for combining technical virtuosity with an objective, analytical interpretive style. He became especially famous for introducing twentieth-century masterpieces to American audiences. Most notably, he gave the American and New York premieres of Benjamin Britten’s Piano Concerto in 1948 and 1949, subsequently making its first commercial recording.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eLater in life, Abram dedicated himself to education. He served as artist-in-residence and faculty member at institutions including the \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eUniversity of Toronto\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eUniversity of South Florida\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. He passed away in Tampa, Florida, leaving a legacy as a brilliant modernist virtuoso.\u003c\/h4\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"haydn-concerto-for-piano-and-double-concerto-for-piano-and-violin","title":"Haydn: Divertimento for Piano and Double Concerto for Piano and Violin","description":null,"brand":"The Musical Heritage Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49167422488884,"sku":"91aef480-5930-44a7-84ef-12b400ff0932","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/5740\/5748\/files\/artworkaa65d9b5-d0c8-4d76-8d67-e97a558cf022.jpg?v=1781898939"},{"product_id":"schubert-dances-for-piano-vol-i-jacques-abram","title":"Schubert: Dances for Piano, Vol. I - Jacques Abram","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eDances for the piano occupied Schubert throughout his compositional life; they are to be found among his earliest as well as his most mature works. Although he regarded these dances as functional music and also as a means of earning some money through publication they served at the same time as a sort of musical diary, reflecting varying moods and providing a chance to try out in miniature ideas which later found their way into his more extended compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe diaries and letters of Schubert's friends are full of references to these dances, which Schubert would improvise at the piano for dancing at informal gatherings. Later, at his leisure, he would write them down, making changes and improvements as he felt necessary. One waltz, in fact, was preserved through oral tradition for over a hundred years in one family. Maurice J. E. Brown, in his biography of Schubert, tells the story: during World War II, Richard Strauss met the great-granddaughter of one of Schubert's friends, a Frau Mautner-Markhof. She played for Strauss the melody of a waltz tune which Schubert had improvised at her great-grandparents'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ewedding,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003etune which pleased the bride so much that she had taught it to her three sons, who in turn had taught it to their children. It was not until this meeting,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ein 1943,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ewhen Strauss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ewrote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eout he melody as it was played for him, that this little waltz by Schubert was finally preserved on paper.\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Musical Heritage Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49280527073588,"sku":"21633e86-1a74-46e6-b35d-75b0e91ecaf1","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/5740\/5748\/files\/artwork2bfbecb9-f027-4311-8202-c7114bf3ba30-LARGE.jpg?v=1788829638"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/5740\/5748\/collections\/abram_for_mhs_site.png?v=1790345520","url":"https:\/\/themusicalheritagesociety.com\/collections\/jacques-abram-the-musical-heritage-society-recordings.oembed","provider":"The Musical Heritage Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}