Artur Schnabel: the life and career of a piano icon

Stephen Cera
Friday, August 26, 2022

The great Austrian pianist who revolutionised the recording industry by setting down the first-ever set of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas

Artur Schnabel (photography: Lebrecht Music Arts/Bridgeman Images)

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