Rosalyn Tureck

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Rosalyn Tureck (born December 14, 1914 , according to other information December 14, 1913 in Chicago , † July 17, 2003 in New York City ) was an American concert pianist and music researcher and was considered the "high priestess of Bach".

Life

Although Tureck made her debut with Johannes Brahms ' 2nd Piano Concerto op.83 and played music by the romantic composers Chopin , Liszt and Busoni's Bach arrangements in her early days , she began to dedicate herself increasingly and soon even exclusively to the piano works of the Thomaskantor from the age of 22 . Her actual career began with the legendary six New York piano recitals, in which she performed all 48 preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier and the complete Goldberg Variations - on the modern concert grand . With this, Tureck opposed the prevailing opinion at the time, which was particularly influenced by Wanda Landowska , that Bach could only be represented on the harpsichord .

In Germany it became known only late, mainly through publications by Deutsche Grammophon : a digital recording of the Goldberg Variations and a mono recording of the 48 Preludes and 48 Fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier .

Tureck published an introduction to Bach's performance practice in three volumes at Oxford University Press .

Glenn Gould described her style of interpretation as partially exemplary for his own.

literature

  • Cord Garben: Past luck ... the art and fate of legendary pianists. 2nd Edition. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2018, ISBN 978-3-7959-1013-6 , pp. 279–288.

Web links

  • Tureck Bach Research Institute This website contains many video and audio recordings of Rosalyn Tureck's Bach interpretations on the piano as well as some of her writings on Bach.
  • Rosalyn Tureck at Bach Cantatas (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Howard Schott:  Tureck, Rosalyn. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  2. ↑ About Rosalyn Tureck , The Tureck Bach Research Institute, Curtis Institute of Music, accessed February 28, 2019
  3. ↑ Michael Stegemann: Glenn Gould. Life and work ; Munich 1992. According to the issue at Zweiausendeins: Page 140f.
personal data
SURNAME Tureck, Rosalyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American concert pianist and music researcher
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1913 or December 14, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2003
Place of death New York City