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William Kapell

Oscar William Kapell (September 20, 1922 – October 29, 1953) was an American classical pianist. The Washington Post described him as "America's first great pianist", while The New York Times described him as "one of the last century's great geniuses of the keyboard" and Times critic and pianist Michael Kimmelman, writing in The New York Review of Books, remarked: "Was there any greater American pi…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
September 20th, 1922
Died
October 29th, 1953
Labels
Philips Classics
Sony Classical
RCA Red Seal
V Disc
Last updated: April 8th, 2020

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