Haydn: Sonata in A, Hob.XVI:5 - Artur Balsam, 1960 - MHS OR H 102

Allegro (0:00) Menuet (4:43) Presto (7:12) Artur Balsam (February 8, 1906 – September 1, 1994) was a Polish-born American classical pianist and pedagogue. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, and studied in Łódź, making his debut there at the age of 12 then enrolled at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik and studied with Artur Schnabel and Curt Boerner. In 1930 he won the Berlin International Piano Competition and obtained the prestigious Mendelssohn Prize in chamber music the following year with Roman Totenberg. In 1932 he made a tour of the United States with Yehudi Menuhin. With the rise of the Nazis, Balsam settled in New York City, where he became the accompanist of choice for international artists, including Henri Temianka, with whom he performed twice in 1945 at Carnegie Hall, Zino Francescatti, David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Oscar Shumsky, Isaac Stern, Zara Nelsova, Joseph Fuchs, Lillian Fuchs, Michael Rabin, Ida Haendel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Nathan Milstein, Roman Totenberg, among many others. He became the undisputed dean of chamber music performance and teaching in the United States, and also performed occasional solo recitals. Artur Balsam (8 février 1906 - 1er septembre 1994) était un pianiste classique et pédagogue américain d'origine polonaise. Артур Бальзам (8 февраля 1906 - 1 сентября 1994) был американским классическим пианистом и педагогом польского происхождения. Artur Balsam (8. Februar 1906 – 1. September 1994) war ein in Polen geborener amerikanischer klassischer Pianist und Pädagoge. Արթուր Բալսամը (փետրվարի 8, 1906 - սեպտեմբերի 1, 1994), լեհական ծագումով ամերիկացի դասական դաշնակահար և մանկավարժ էր։ Artur Balsam（1906年2月8日– 1994年9月1日）は、ポーランド生まれのアメリカの古典的なピアニスト兼教育学者でした.