ALEXANDER KELBERINE - JEANNE BEHREND 3 Victor 10" rec.
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The Russian-born American pianist, Alexander Kelberine (February 22, 1903), studied at the Kiev Conservatory, then at the University of Vienna. He took lessons from Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin. In 1923 he went to America and studied at the Juilliard Graduate School in New York with Alexander Siloti (piano) and Rubin Goldmark (composition). Later he studied with Ernst Toch. Among his teachers was also Leo Sirota.
Alexander Kelberine was married to Jeanne Behrend (1911-1988) who was a student of Josef Hofmann, Rosario Scalero and Abram Chasins. They formed a duo-piano team and recorded together on the Victor label. Their 1936 set of Bach transcriptions (all by Kelberine) for solo and duo performance is a collector's item today. Later he was estranged from Behrend. A victim of acute depression, he programmed his last recital for pieces in minor keys and of funeral connotations, concluding with Franz Liszt’s Todtentanz, after which he went home and took an overdose of sleeping pills (August 10,1940)
10" Victor 1790, Schubert, Wither?; Zipoli, Pastorale. Piano-Duet Kelberine - Behrend. Cond: 2, one nd side 1
10" Victor 1800, Bach, I Cry To Thee, Lord by Alexandre Kelberine ; Bach, Come, Sweet Death by Jeanne Behrend. Cond. 2
10" Victor 1801, Bach, Fervant is my longing by A. Kelberine; Bach, The that relies on God's command by Jeanne Behrend. Cond 2/2-3
Grading:
1 = mint, never played on gramophone, is not used
1-2 = top copy, no traces of use - virtually as new
2 = excellent copy, few light non-sounding rubs/marks
2-3 = light traces of wear (rubs/marks), very light greying and/or light scratches, non sounding blemishes
3 = a good average copy with more noticeable rubs and marks; light greying, few light scratches possible
3-4 = more traces of use, sonic wear from light greying. An inferior average copy, light scratches possible
4 = some sounding wear, heavier rubs and marks, scratches possible
5 = obvious sounding wear, heavy rubs, marks, scratches. An unsatisfactory copy.
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