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Playing the Piano

A celebration of piano players, famous and not so famous, as they practice their artistry.


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Vladimir Horowitz

Aretha: Mysterious Lady of Sorrows

The Piano

Duet #3

Elton John

The Spinet

Aaron Copland

Quiet Hour

The Parmly Sisters

Day's End

At the Piano

Renata Borgatti, Au Piano

Lavender Piano

Duke Ellington

Le Piano

Improvisation

Van Cliburn

Day Dreams

George Gershwin Self-Portrait

Leon Fleisher in performance with the Syracuse Symphony

Ray Charles

A Portrait

Unidentified figure (boxer) singing at piano

Beverly Plays the Blues

Marian Anderson and Leonard Bernstein

Fatha Hines

Keith Jarrett

Woman at the Piano

Cynthia Hoover

Lux Lewis

Marc Blitzstein

Duke Ellington

Igor Stravinsky

Elliott Carter

James Merrill


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