Gregor Piatigorsky worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Gregor Piatigorsky as Ukraine-born American cellist.
Gregor Piatigorsky was born at Dnipro in 1903. His recorded nationality is Russia. He trained at Moscow Conservatory.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as cellist, musician and music educator.
The instruments recorded are cello.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Gregor Piatigorsky died in 1976, aged 73. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: cello
- Genres: classical music
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