Wanda Landowska
(1879-1959) Polish-French harpsichordist
Wanda Landowska (July 5, 1879 – August 16, 1959) was a Polish (later a naturalized French citizen) harpsichordist whose performances, teaching, recordings and writings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. She was the first person to record Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord (1933).
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- I never practice, I always play.
- Time 1 December 1952
- You play Bach your way and I'll play him his way.
- The Wordsworth Dictionary of Musical Quotations (1994), p. 110 ISBN 1-85326-327-3
