Landowska, Wanda Alexandra
(1879–1959)
Landowska, Wanda AlexandraLandowska, Wanda AlexandraWanda Alexandra Landowska (B * WARSAW, 1879 (1877 IN SOME SOURCES) – D † LAKEVILLE (CT, USA), 1959) Celebrated Polish harpsichordist (and pianist) who almost single-handedly brought the harpsichord back to the wider attention of the music appreciating public. Though destined for a brilliant career as a virtuoso pianist, she arrived in Paris in 1900, and by 1903 had consecrated herself almost entirely to the harpsichord and to early music…