Artur Balsam
Artur Balsam (1906-1994) was a Polish-born American pianist, especially admired as a chamber musician and accompanist. He studied in Europe before building a distinguished career in the United States.
Balsam recorded widely, including Classical concertos, sonatas and chamber music, and worked with many leading instrumentalists. In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Clementi, Hummel and other repertory.
His playing was clear, s...
CLEMENTI Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 40, No. 2
Originally released in 1954, issued as Nixa LP CLP1311
Duration 17:26
Artur Balsam, piano
HUMMEL Piano Concerto No. 2
Recorded in 1951
Duration: 27:07
Artur Balsam, piano
Winterthur Symphony Orchestra,
Conducted by Otto Ackermann
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
VIVALDI Violin Sonata in D
music by RAVEL, SARASATE, SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, WIENIAWSKI, ZARZYCKI, GODARD, SVENDSEN, TOSELLI, TOBANI, LANGE
Studio recordings, 1921-1945
Total duration: 2hr 3:22
Erica Morini, violin
Alice Morini, piano
Emanuel Balaban, piano
Sàndor Vas, piano
Kurt Hetzel, piano
Nathaniel Shilkret, piano
Max Lanner, piano
Artur Balsam, piano
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Désiré Defauw
DEBUSSY Cello Sonata
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 2
CHOPIN Nocturne No. 20
LISZT Consolation No. 3
MOZART Violin Sonata No. 17
PAGANINI La campanella
SCHUMANN Träumerei
Studio recording, 1935-42
Total duration: 62:04
Nathan Milstein, violin
Artur Balsam, piano
Leopold Mittmann, piano
CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet
Recorded in 1950
Duration: 37:50
Louis Kaufman, violin
Artur Balsam, piano
The Pascal Quartet