Person · Male
Ignaz Friedman
Polish pianist and composer
- From
- Kraków, Poland
- Active
- 1882–1948
- Releases
- 11
About
Ignaz Friedman (born Salomon Izaak Freudmann; Polish: Ignacy Friedman; Yiddish: שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָק פֿרײדמאַן; February 13, 1882 – January 26, 1948) was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g. Sergei Rachmaninoff) alike placed him among the supreme piano virtuosi of his day, alongside Leopold Godowsky, Moriz Rosenthal, Ferruccio Busoni, Josef Hofmann and Josef Lhévinne.
Discography
Albums
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Bach Piano Transcriptions 3
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Piano Quintets
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Piano Transcriptions
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Original Piano Compositions
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Masters of the Roll: Rare Original Recordings From the Reproducing Piano by the Great masters of Classical Piano 1904 - 1935: A 32 CD Catalogue: Disc 28
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Paganini at the Piano
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Escape from the Shadows
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Violinkonzert / Kreutzersonate
Compilations
Links
Teacher
Also known as
Ignacy Friedman
Tags
- composer
- pianist
- polish composer
- polish pianist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9960842c-c605-4f53-bb12-a7f4d3707b60
- ISNI
- 0000000110228779
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 14 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.