Martinus Sieveking
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Martinus Sieveking was a Dutch virtuoso pianist, composer, teacher and inventor born in Amsterdam. S. after he retired from performing. He is sometimes referred to as The Flying Dutchman due to his Dutch heritage and extremely flighty nature.
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Martinus Sieveking in 1897 at the peak of his career.
The hands of Martinus Sieveking, c. 1915
A sketch of Martinus Sieveking by Leonardus Nardus on the cover of Music Trade Review Magazine, June 5, 1897, published in New York City
The vibrating device invented by Sieveking and patented in Austria in 1898
Martinus Sieveking in his later years, on his oversize piano
The Angelus by Jean-François MilletMusicians from Netherlands 6
About this person
Martinus Sieveking was a Dutch virtuoso pianist, composer, teacher and inventor born in Amsterdam. Also known as Martin Sieveking, he performed as a soloist around Europe] and the United States during his active career and taught in France and the U.S. after he retired from performing. He is sometimes referred to as The Flying Dutchman due to his Dutch heritage and extremely flighty nature. At the peak of his career, he was pronounced by the New York and Boston critics as one of the four greatest living pianists of that time along with Ignace Paderewski, Moriz Rosenthal and Rafael Joseffy.
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