Artur Balsam Plays/ Various - Artur Balsam Plays AEC Music The esteemed Pete Thomas provided

The esteemed Pete Thomas provided saxophone

Recorded live at The Musicians Exchange Cafe

We plead in favor of the listening habits of Schubert's day: more spontaneity

later covered by Lucinda Williams)

Artur Balsam Plays/ Various - Artur Balsam Plays AEC Music The esteemed Pete Thomas providedPianist and music teacher Artur Balsam was born in Warsaw on February 8, 1906. He attended the Helena Kijenska Dobkiewiczowa Conservatory (now Academy) of Music established at the beginning of the 20th century in the Polish city of Lodz. After that he went to the Hochschule fr Musik in Berlin, where he continued his studies with Artur Schnabel. A mere 12 years elapsed between his concert debut in 1918 and his success at the 1930 Berlin International