Mieczysław Munz
Mieczysław Munz (October 31, 1900, Kraków – August 25, 1976) was a Polish-American pianist.
Munz trained in Vienna and Berlin, with Ferruccio Busoni.[1] He was a teacher of Emanuel Ax, Walter Hautzig, David Oei, Ann Schein, , Adolovni Acosta, and .
He left concertizing in the early 1940s after developing physical problems with his right hand.
His ex-wife was Aniela (Nela) Młynarska (daughter of Emil Młynarski), who later married Arthur Rubinstein.
Recordings[]
Americus Records, Inc. has issued a compact disc purporting to contain all extant recordings of Munz: The Art of Mieczyslaw Munz, AMR20021022. It includes Mozart's Piano Concerto In D Minor, K.466; Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; and various short works, several being virtuoso transcriptions.
References[]
- ^ "Mieczyslaw Munz Collection". International Piano Archives at Maryland. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
External links[]
- Works by or about Mieczysław Munz in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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