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Mieczysław Munz (October 31, 1900, Kraków – August 25, 1976) was a Polish-American pianist.

Mieczysław Munz
Born	31 October 1900 Kraków
Died	25 August 1976
Nationality	Polish-American
Occupation	pianist

Munz trained in Vienna and Berlin, with Ferruccio Busoni.[1] He was a teacher of Emanuel Ax, Walter Hautzig, David Oei, Ann Schein, Virginia Reinecke, Adolovni Acosta, and Iravati M. Sudiarso.

He left concertizing in the early 1940s after developing physical problems with his right hand.

His ex-wife was Aniela (Nela) Młynarska (daughter of Emil Młynarski), who later married Arthur Rubinstein.

Recordings

Americus Records, Inc. has issued a compact disc purporting to contain all extant recordings of Munz: The Art of Mieczyslaw Munz, AMR20021022. It includes Mozart's Piano Concerto In D Minor, K.466; Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; and various short works, several being virtuoso transcriptions.

References

External links

• Works by or about Mieczysław Munz in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

На других языках

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- [en] Mieczysław Munz

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[ru] Мюнц, Мечислав

Мечислав Мюнц (польск. Mieczysław Münz; 31 октября 1900 (1900-10-31), Краков — 25 августа 1976) — польско-американский пианист и музыкальный педагог.

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