William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953)
William Kapell (20 September 1922 – 29 October 1953) was an American pianist.
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Quotes
edit- Music isn't enough. Performers aren't enough. There must be someone that loves music as much as life. For you, and remember this always, those of us with something urgent to say, we give everything.
- Quoted by Claudia Cassidy, "In Memory of William Kapell, Who Left Us Richer in Music", Chicago Tribune (October 30, 1953).
About
edit- He was, this smoldering, passionate young pianist, generous, lovable, deeply gentle of heart.
- Claudia Cassidy, "In Memory of William Kapell, Who Left Us Richer in Music", Chicago Tribune (October 30, 1953).
- Few artists have ever battled so manfully with management or so unheitatingly sassed the press. He was afraid of nobody because his heart was pure.
- Virgil Thompson, "On William Kapell", New York Herald-Tribune (October, 1953).