Wanda Landowska
Polish-French harpsichordist (1879-1959) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80
Wanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish and French harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century.
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Media & music
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Leonid Pasternak. Concert of Wanda Landowska in Moscow (1907), a pastel from the Tretyakov Gallery.
Landowska in 1953
Landowska playing the piano
Landowska's favored instrument, the Pleyel Grand Modèle de Concert (1927) Berlin: Musikinstrumentenmuseum![A favourite 16th-century Landowska harpsichord from her collection, with painting on lid, presently housed in the Hans Adler memorial music collection.[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/16th_Century_Harpsichord%2C_an_early_favourite_of_Wanda_Landowska.jpg/1280px-16th_Century_Harpsichord%2C_an_early_favourite_of_Wanda_Landowska.jpg)
A favourite 16th-century Landowska harpsichord from her collection, with painting on lid, presently housed in the Hans Adler memorial music collection.[23]Awards
About this person
She was the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933. She became a naturalized French citizen in 1938.
Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1959 · aged 80
