(piano) playing music by Chopin
Five Preludes from Op. 28 (No. 1, in C ; No. 4, in E minor ; No. 10, in C sharp minor ; No. 17, in A flat ; No. 16, in E flat minor)
Barcarolle Ballade in F minor
A Russian by birth, and a brilliant student of Petrograd Conservatoire, where he won all the chief prizes, including a concert grand pianoforte, Left Pouishnoff is one of the great artists of international renown who since the -last war have frequently visited England. He played first in this country at the Wigmore Hall in London at the beginning of 1921, and since then has been heard in every city and town of note.
As ao interpretative artist he excels in the music of Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Nevertheless, he is at the same time a fine all-round player of classical and modern music.