Leopold Godowsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leopold Godowsky

Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1870

Place of Birth: Žasliai, Kaunas County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1938

Profession: composer, pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Leopold Godowsky (13 February 1870 – 21 November 1938) was a Polish-American virtuoso pianist, composer, and teacher.
He was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time – known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion within pianistic technic – principles later propagated by Godowsky's pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus. He was heralded among musical giants as the "Buddha of the Piano" and was probably the most astonishing instance of a self-taught performer and creator in the history of art.
Ferruccio Busoni claimed that he and Godowsky were "the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt." As a composer, Godowsky is best known for his Java Suite, Triakontameron, Passacaglia and Walzermasken, alongside his transcriptions of works by other composers: best known work in the field is 53 Studies on Chopin's Études (1894–1914).



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat