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Wanda Landowska

1879 - 1959

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Wanda Aleksandra Landowska (5 July 1879 – 16 August 1959) was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. She was the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933. She became a naturalized French citizen in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wanda Landowska is the 236th most popular musician (up from 254th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Poland (up from 262nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wanda Landowska ranks 236 out of 3,175. Before her are George Martin, Ken Hensley, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, and Gilberto Gil. After her are Salif Keita, Sean Combs, Alfred Brendel, Moe Tucker, Muddy Waters, and Brian Eno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Wanda Landowska ranks 39. Before her are Hans Lammers, E. M. Forster, Ali of Hejaz, Joseph Wirth, Hans Hahn, and Victor Sjöström. After her are Max Schreck, Fritz Haarmann, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich Adler, Sarojini Naidu, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Among people deceased in 1959, Wanda Landowska ranks 34. Before her are Ernest Bloch, Mike Hawthorn, Enrico De Nicola, Edmond Debeaumarché, Jose P. Laurel, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas. After her are Raphael Lemkin, Alfred Kubin, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Edward C. Tolman, John Foster Dulles, and Ichirō Hatoyama.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wanda Landowska ranks 231 out of 1,694. Before her are Catherine Opalińska (1680), Yisrael Kristal (1903), Mordechai Anielewicz (1919), Anna von Schweidnitz (1339), Henryk Górecki (1933), and Przemysł II (1257). After her are Robert Luther (1822), Ernst Toller (1893), Adolf Engler (1844), Udo Lattek (1935), Wacław Sierpiński (1882), and Bolesław Prus (1847).

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Among MUSICIANS In Poland

Among musicians born in Poland, Wanda Landowska ranks 4. Before her are Władysław Szpilman (1911), Arthur Rubinstein (1887), and Henryk Wieniawski (1835). After her are Henryk Szeryng (1918), Artur Schnabel (1882), Krystian Zimerman (1956), Carl Tausig (1841), Theodor Leschetizky (1830), Julie Guicciardi (1782), Josef Hofmann (1876), and Christoph Eschenbach (1940).

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