Valentina Lisitsa, "Valentina Lisitsa – Up Close" Pianist magazine (May 22, 2013)
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If the question [about if there were only one composer in the world I could play] is purely ‘original’ works, no transcriptions, then Beethoven.
— Valentina Lisitsa
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About Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17 1770, died March 26 1827) was a German composer and pianist who lived predominantly in Vienna, Austria. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
About Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17 1770, died March 26 1827) was a German composer and pianist who lived predominantly in Vienna, Austria. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
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