Edith Picht-Axenfeld
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Edith Picht-Axenfeld (1 January 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau[1] – 19 April 2001 in Hinterzarten[2]) was a German pianist and harpsichordist.
Career
[edit]She started her concert career in 1935, and took part two years later in the III International Chopin Piano Competition, when she was awarded the sixth prize;[3][4] this launched her career. Due to her family's Jewish background, she was subject to a partial ban on performing during the Nazi era.[5]
After the Second World War, Picht-Axenfeld performed at an intercontinental level, was active as a chamber musician and recorded for labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, Philips and Erato.[3] RCA released an LP with Chopin's Études op. 10 and op. 25 with Picht-Axenfeld.[6]
Picht-Axenfeld married the professor for philosophy Georg Picht in 1936.[4] They had seven children, among them Robert Picht.[7]
Influence as a teacher
[edit]She taught at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1947 to 1979.[4] Many pianists, and also composers like Manfred Stahnke, explicitly mention her as an important influence.[8]
Recordings
[edit]Her 1968 recording of the Goldberg Variations[9][10] is often considered as a point of reference and there obviously is still a fan base that has uploaded many full albums to YouTube.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Adam, Johannes (31 December 2013). "Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Bachs Botschafterin". Badische Zeitung (in German). Freiburg. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "Edith Picht-Axenfeld". Der Spiegel (in German). Hamburg. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- 1 2 Dybowski, Stanisław. "Fryderyk Chopin - Information Centre - Edith Picht-Axenfeld - Biography". en.chopin.nifc.pl. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 Budde, Elmar (2016). "Picht-Axenfeld, Edith". In Lütteken, Laurenz (ed.). MGG Online. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ Teresa Löwe (2004). Georg Picht and the Birklehof School in the Post-War Period (1946–1955). Berlin. p. 5. DNB970838786.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ OCLC 909206132
- ↑ Brachmann, Jens (2015). Reformpädagogik zwischen Re-Education, Bildungsexpansion und Missbrauchsskandal: Die Geschichte der Vereinigung Deutscher Landerziehungsheime 1947-2012. Julius Klinkhardt. p. 135. ISBN 978-3-7815-2067-7.
- ↑ Kreutziger-Herr, Annette; Wilson, Peter Niklas (2007). "Manfred Stahnke". KDG Online. Komponisten der Gegenwart. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "complete Goldberg Variations BWV 988". Youtube. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ OCLC 727050629
- ↑ "Edith Picht-Axenfeld on Youtube". Youtube Search.
External links
[edit]- Literature by and about Edith Picht-Axenfeld in the German National Library catalogue
- Edith Picht-Axenfeld discography at Discogs
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