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| Kevin Bazzana |
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| Ervin Nyiregyhazi |
AIR DATE: 13th August 2011
Maverick Pianists and Ervin Nyiregyhazi (the second part of two programs featuring Kevin Bazzana).
In this edition of the program, Karishmeh introduces the Hungarian Ervin Nyiregyhazi, a forgotten pianist who was once hailed as a young Liszt, but a man who spent most of his life living in seedy Los Angeles neighbourhoods, too poor to own a piano! One of the last in a tradition of improvising, old-fashioned, romantic pianists, Nyiregyhazi is also the subject of Kevin Bazzana's second biography, "Lost Genius". The program features Karishmeh's conversation with Kevin Bazzana, as they discuss this now forgotten musical maverick. Bazzana also talks about the motivation behind both biographies, and his career as a non-academic writer (despite having a PhD, the subject of his dissertation being Glenn Gould), and his interest in talking about classical music to people from all walks of life.
PLAYLIST
Liszt - Legend #2, St Francis of Paulo, Walking on the Waves, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Tchaikovsky - Waltz in A flat major, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Liszt - En Reve, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Bela Bartok - An Evening in the Village, Bela Bartok, Piano
Bela Bartok - An Evening in the Village, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Debussy - Pagodes, from Estampes, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Liszt - Au lac de Wallenstadt, Ervin Nyiregyhazi, Piano
Get your hands on Lost Genius - the extraordinary true story of Ervin Nyiregyhazi by Kevin Bazzana here.
Email the program offbeat AT dublincityfm DOT ie
MORE ABOUT ERVIN NYIREGYHAZI
Fugue.us - a website dedicated to the life and art of Ervin Nyiregyhazi - filled with amazing resources, music, news and more.
Nyiregyhazi.org - a site run by Aaron Gross
The Ervin Nyiregyhazi Foundation
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