Leff Pouishnoff

Lev Nikolaevich Pouishnoff (Russian: Лев Николаевич Пышнов, Lev Nikolayevich Pyshnov) (11 October [O.S. 29 September] 1891 – 28 May 1959) was a Russian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose career was largely in the West, from the 1920s onwards. He was especially associated with performances of the works of Frédéric Chopin, though he also played works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. His was among the earliest recordings of Schubert's Sonata in G major, D 894, made for English Columbia around 1928.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 11, 1891 (Odessa), Died May 28, 1959 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 71947 10-in. approximately 1922 Gnomenreigen Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 71948 10-in. approximately 1922 Quand il pleut Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 71949 10-in. approximately 1922 Etudes : a) G flat, opus 25 ; b) C sharp, opus 10 Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 71950 10-in. approximately 1922 Overture in D major Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 73316 10-in. approximately 1923 The ruin of Athens : March of the Dervishes Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 73388 10-in. approximately 1923 Polka, opus 42 Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 73390 10-in. approximately 1923 Arabeske G major Leff Pouishnoff instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pouishnoff, Leff," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353929.

Pouishnoff, Leff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353929.

"Pouishnoff, Leff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353929

External Sources

Wikipedia: Leff Pouishnoff

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pouishnoff, Leff, 1891-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98031349

Wikidata: Leff Pouishnoff - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6516646

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54347776

MusicBrainz: Leff Pouishnoff - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/275d4b68-df6e-432a-a634-58dd792e011c

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1970520

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