Rosenthal, Moriz
(1862–1946)
Rosenthal, Moriz (17 Dec 1862–3 Sep 1946) Polish pianist, born in Lwow. He studied with Karol Mikuli, a pupil of Chopin; later with Rafael Joseffy and Franz Liszt. He became one of the world’s leading virtuosi, specializing in Chopin. He settled in the U.S. in 1938, and died in New York eight years later. Rosenthal began to record in 1929 for Parlophone/Odeon, playing a Chopin mazurka and a Chopin/Liszt transcription. He remained with Parlophone into 1931, doing many Chopin works, including the…