Arthur Friedheim
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Arthur Friedheim was a Russian-born concert pianist and composer who was one of Franz Liszt's foremost pupils. One of Friedheim's students was Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn, the mother of 20th-century pi
Friedheim in 1912
Ferruccio Busoni
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Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of th
Arthur Friedheim
…between them eventually led Liszt to make Friedheim his secretary. Friedheim copied many of Liszt's mannerisms, which were noted by pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni on hearing Friedheim play in Vienna in 1883. Busoni wrote: "There is a pianist here ... with long hair and a face that looks half severe, half bored…
Busoni in 1913
Busoni in 1877
Busoni c. 1886
Busoni c. 1900