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ARTHUR TRUMAN SHATTUCK (NEENAH, WISCONSIN, APRIL 19, 1881 – NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 16, 1951)

 

 

 

 

Son of Franklin Coolidge Shattuck (1839–1901), one of the founders of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, he studied under Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler and, beginning in 1895, studied piano in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky. In 1902, he made his debut with a concert in Copenhagen. From 1903, he lived primarily in Paris, giving concerts throughout Europe and the United States. In 1910, he undertook a series of concerts in Iceland.

He returned occasionally to the United States for concert performances, including a 1919 appearance at Aeolian Hall, where he performed Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata. This performance received enthusiastic praise from James Huneker, who commented on his characteristically North American intellectual approach to music, which preserved the conceptual clarity of the performance without letting emotion overpower it.

In 1926, he performed Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto in Paris with the Lamoureux Orchestra under the baton of Frank Waller. From the early 1930s, he resided in New York.

He left behind several recordings—short pieces by Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Christian Sinding, and others. His memoirs were published posthumously by his heirs.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

DUO-ART 5809 SINDING – Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32, No. 3

DUO-ART 5934 LISZT – Liebestraum (Nocturne) No. 3, Ab ”O, Lieb” (O, Love!)

DUO-ART 6027 SCHUMANN-LISZT – Widmung (Dedication)

DUO-ART 6192 WOODMAN – Nocturne

DUO-ART 6649 POLDINI – Poupée valsante (Dancing Doll) “Marionettes”