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Contents Acknowledgments · ix 1 Musical Traditions That Hide in Shellac · 1 2 From Poland · 9 3 “Music begins where technique leaves off” · 28 4 2,800 Concerts · 51 5 From Old Russia · 78 6 Encroaching Modernism · 90 7 From Beethoven to Hitler · 119 8 In Safety, Down Under · 176 9 Exile · 199 10 Chopin on the Nile · 217 11 The Piano According to Tiegerman · 239 12 The Piano According to Friedman · 250 Appendix A: Friedman’s Repertoire · 325 Appendix B: Discography · 337 Appendix C: Friedman’s and Tiegerman’s Compositions · 347 Appendix D: Friedman’s Edition of Chopin’s Piano Works · 355 Notes · 359 Bibliography · 377 Index · 383 ...

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