Biscuit Chats

Leon Fleisher


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WDAV chats with one of the most acclaimed pianists of our time, Leon Fleisher. Fleisher lost the use of his right hand in the mid-1960s and had to reinvent his career by performing repertoire for the left hand. One of the key works in that repertoire is Bach's Chaconne, originally for solo violin, arranged for the left hand by Johannes Brahms. Fleisher explains why Brahms' arrangement is so great, and tells a story involving music lessons, an old school piano teacher and lamb chops. Pictured: Leon Fleisher, photo by Chris Hartlove
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Biscuit ChatsBy WDAV Classical Public Radio