The Great Pianists Quiz

Harold C. Schonberg

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Where was Eugene d'Albert born? (from Chapters XX through XXIII)

France.

The United States.

Denmark.

Scotland.

2.

What public university was founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatory of Music? (from Chapters XIV through XIX)

Leipzig Conservatory.

Vienna Conservatory.

Hamberg Conservatory.

Mendelssohn Conservatory.

3.

Who sought ideal music he could play and compose and eventually settled on Mozart's twelve piano concertos at farewell concerts in 1922? (from Chapters XXVI and XXVII)

Claude Debussy.

Ferruccio Busoni.

Claudio Arrau.

Franz Liszt.

4.

What nickname referred to Eugene d'Albert? (from Chapters XX through XXIII)

"Brahma of the Keyboard."

"The Maestro."

"Chopinzee."

"The Little Giant."

5.

What Polish piano-player could not play two correct notes in a row and always played fortissimo? (from Chapters XI through XIII)

Antoine de Kontski.

William Sterndale Bennett.

Theodor Döhler.

Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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