Paul Wittgenstein
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Paul Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born concert pianist who, after losing his right arm in World War I, became famous for commissioning and performing major works for the left hand alone.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Wittgenstein canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Austrian person
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concert pianist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfInjury | World War I combat wound ⓘ |
| citizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-03-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vienna Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Karl Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| handicap | lost right arm ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | Wittgenstein family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Austro-Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Leopoldine Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Paul Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lost right arm in 1914 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with major 20th-century composers
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commissioning piano works for the left hand alone ⓘ performing piano repertoire for left hand alone ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Leon Fleisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkCommissioned | Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
music teacher
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pianist ⓘ |
| performancePractice | adapted piano technique for left hand only ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Vienna ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Stonborough-Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization | piano music for left hand alone ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Josef Labor
NERFINISHED
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Theodor Leschetizky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warInvolved | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCommissionedFrom |
Benjamin Britten
NERFINISHED
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Hindemith NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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