Ginzburg plays Rossini, Ginzburg

Grigory Ginzburg transcription of Largo al factotum from Il barbiere de Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Rossini. Recorded in 1951. Grigory Romanovich Ginzburg (1904 1961) Russian pianist, born into a family with no musical traditions. However, his parents insisted that their three sons become acquainted with the basics of music and play piano at least on an amateur level. Grigory, the youngest child, displayed the greatest interest in music. He initially started to study with his mother, and then in his native Nizhny Novgorod with Sofia Barabeichik, sister of the pianist and conductor Issay Dobrowen. Tales of the remarkably talented boy reached Alexander Goldenweiser in Moscow. In 1910, the Ginzburgs introduced their son to Goldenweiser, who immediately decided to teach him music and piano playing. After the death of Grigori s father, Goldenweiser became a surrogate father to the boy. Goldenweiser placed particular emphasis on the development of basic technique. He worked Gi