Alfred Reisenauer
European (professor at the Leipzig Conservatory)
Biography
Alfred Reisenauer enjoyed a great reputation as a virtuoso throughout Europe and held a professorship at the Conservatory of Music in Leipzig. During his sensational tour of the United States he pronounced a grand piano, built by John Anderson to Adin M. Wright's specifications, "tadellos" (flawless). Reisenauer had been averse to coming to America, and it took Wright's personal magnetism and persuasive power, over dinners at Leipzig's Auerbach's Keller, to overcome his reluctance; Reisenauer ultimately signed a contract for the tour. Alfred Reisenauer is described as a great virtuoso known for his dynamic assaults upon the piano keyboard. According to the text, he crowned all the praise given by his contemporaries to the Everett concert grand piano, designed by John Anderson, by pronouncing it 'tadellos' (flawless), presented as the highest form of appreciation any performer could offer the instrument.
Highlights
- Described as a great virtuoso known for his dynamic assaults upon the piano keyboard
- Pronounced the Everett concert grand piano 'tadellos' (flawless), the highest praise among the artists cited
- Pronounced a new grand piano built under John Anderson "tadellos" (flawless) during his sensational US tour
- Initially reluctant to leave Europe, but persuaded by Adin M. Wright over dinners at Auerbach's Keller in Leipzig to sign a contract for an American tour
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), pp. 87, 152.
Public domain.