Grigory Ginzburg


Grigory Romanovich Ginzburg was a Soviet pianist.

Biography

Ginzburg first studied with his mother before being accepted as a student in Alexander Goldenweiser's class at Moscow Conservatory. In 1927 he gained fourth prize in the Warsaw I International Chopin Piano Competition. He was recognized as one of the finest musicians in the Soviet Union and toured Europe several times. He became an important professor at the Moscow Conservatory in 1929. Some of his best-known students are Gleb Axelrod, Sergei Dorensky, Regina Shamvili and Sulamita Aronovsky.
Ginzburg was best known for his piano touch that had ties with the tradition of 19th century players such as Franz Liszt. His eclectic repertoire and his art of transcription made of him one of the most unique performers in piano history.

Discography

Grigory Ginzburg: Live Recordings, 3 volumes , Vox Aeterna, 2006Russian Piano School: Goldenweiser & Ginzburg, RCD, 2004
  • Great Pianists of The 20th Century, Vol.37 Grigory Ginsburg, Philips, 1999
  • The Gregory Ginzburg Legacy, 10 Volumes , Arlecchino
  • Grigory Ginzburg ロシアピアノの巨匠達, 3 volumes, Triton
  • Russian Piano School Vol.12 - Liszt Opera Paraphrases, BMG/Melodiya
  • Tchaikovsky / Rachmaninov Piano Concertos - Grigory Ginsburg, Lev Oborin, Konstantin Ivanov, Vista Vera
  • Great Artists in Moscow Conservatoire: Liszt - Grigory Ginzburg, Moscow State Conservatory
  • Frederic Chopin: Piano music 1 - Gregory Ginzburg, Monopole
  • Russian Treasure - Liszt, Rubinstein, Multisonic
  • Russian Treasure - Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Multisonic
  • Grigory Ginzburg: His Early Recordings, 2 Volumes, APR
  • Grigory Ginzburg Studio Recordings , Vox Aeterna
  • Keyboard Fireworks by Liszt, Sterling Classics
  • The Art of Grigori Ginsburg , Venezia
  • Rubinstein & Liszt Piano Works - Grigori Ginzburg, Mobile Fidelity
  • Tchaikovsky / Arensky Piano Concertos, Russian Disc
  • Liszt Piano Concertos, Russian Disc
  • Dvorak / Kabalevsky Piano Concertos, Russian Disc
  • Mozart / Rubinstein Piano Concertos, Russian Disc
  • Russian Pianists II, Green Door
  • 「ショパン・コンクールの歴史 第一集」, DIW Classics
  • Legendary Russian Pianists, Brilliant Classics
  • The Great Piano Music of the World 7: Liszt - G. Ginsburg, Melodiya
  • Melodiya LP