Leff Pouishnoff

Ukrainian musician

Lev Nikolaevich Pouishnoff (Russian: Лев Николаевич Пышнов, romanized: Lev Nikolayevich Pyshnov; 11 October [O.S. 29 September] 1891 – 28 May 1959) was a Russian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose career was largely in the West, from the 1920s onwards. He was especially associated with performances of the works of Frédéric Chopin, though he also played works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. His was among the earliest recordings of Schubert's Sonata in G major, D 894, made for English Columbia around 1928.

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Works

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  • Paraphrase for Piano on a Theme from Schubert's Rosamunde
  • Petite Valse
  • Prelude in G-sharp minor
  • Quand il pleut