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Bibliography of Musical Scores Edited by Pachmann

• 1862 Marriage certificate of the (first) marriage of Anna Maria King, the mother of Pachmann's wife Maggie.
• 1864 Marriage certificate of the parents of Pachmann's wife Maggie.
• 1864 Birth certificate of Pachmann's wife Maggie.
• 1882 Review of recital in Paris. [Short review in French.]
• 1883a "Pachmann, Vladimir de", by David Baptie. (See also his 1889 book.) [Very brief biography.]
• 1883b "M. Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 10 December.]
• 1884a "M. Pachmann's Farewell Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 1 March.]
• 1884b Piano Players in Vienna, by Ludwig Speidel. [Well-written early review.]
• 1885 "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 12 November.]
• 1886a "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 3 February.]
• 1886b Anouncements of Recitals and a Concert in the London Weekly Dispatch.
• 1886c Announcements of a Recital and Concerts in the London Daily News.
• 1887 "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Announcement and Review in The Times, London, 28 May & 3 June.]
• 1888 "Mme. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review of recital by Pachmann's wife in The Times, London, 7 February.]
• 1889a [Two Pachmann References], by Francis Hueffer. [Reports Liszt's delight with Pachmann's playing.]
• 1889b Brief dictionary entries, by David Baptie. (See also his 1883 book.) [Brief entries for Pachmann and his wife.]
• 1890a "M. and Madame de Pachmann's Recital". [Review of recital by Pachmann and his wife in The Times, London, 21 February.]
• 1890b "Notes on the Stage". [Announcement of NY Chopin recital series by Pachmann.]
• 1890c "The Pachmann Concert". [Review of NY joint concert by Pachmann and his wife.]
• 1890d A recital program from Cincinnati, November 15.
• 1891a "Mme. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review of recital by Pachmann's wife in The Times, London, 18 May.]
• 1891b "Mme. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review of recital by Pachmann's wife in The Times, London, 9 July.]
• 1892a "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Weak review of Pachmann's recital on 15 November.]
• 1892b "Mons. de Pachmann at the Piano". [Sketches with commentary, 26 November.]
• 1892-99 "Excerpts on Pachmann", by George Bernard Shaw. [Brief remarks, including a mention of Pachmann's wife.]
• 1893a "Vladimir de Pachmann", by F. Forster Buffen. [An excellent biography.]
• 1893b "Marguerite de Pachmann", by F. Forster Buffen. [An excellent biography.]
• 1893c "Pachmann's Third Recital". [Review in NY Times.]
• 1894a "Wladimir de Pachmann", by A. Ehrlich. [A very brief appreciation.]
• 1894b "Mme. de Pachmann", (edited) by D. H. Morrison. [A brief biography of his wife, Maggie Oakey.]
• 1896 Excerpts on Pachmann by Wilhelm Kuhe. [A brief evaluation.]
• 1898a "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 16 May.]
• 1898b "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 21 June.]
• 1898c "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 17 October.]
• 1898-99 "A History of the Pianoforte and Pianoforte Players", by Oscar Bie. [A brief passing reference to Mazurkas.]
• 1899a "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 4 February.]
• 1899b "Two Pianists", by Willa Cather. [A short review.]
• 1899c "Pachmann Talks Entertainingly", The Worcester Spy. [Interview, emphasising Weber.]
• 1899d [Concert announcement], The Evening Post, Worcester. [Brief announcement.]
• 1899e [Concert review], The Worcester Spy [Short review.]
• 1899f [Concert reference], The Evening Post, Worcester. [Brief reference.]
• 1899g [Announcement of his departure], The Worcester Spy. [Brief mention of his peculiarities.]
• 1899h "People Talked About", in Leslie's Weekly. [Paragraph looking to the coming season.]
• 1899i Article in Riemann's Musik-Lexikon. [Brief biographical note.]
• 1899j Season survey in Harper's Weekly. [Short mention and picture.]
• 1900a Article by Cornelia Dyas. [A typical interview with Pachmann.]
• 1900b "Famous Pianists of Today and Yesterday", by Henry C. Lahee. [Includes a brief comparison with Rosenthal.]
• 1900c "G minor Ballade; Fantasie", by James Huneker. [Brief excerpts from his well-known book on Chopin.]
• 1900d "Return of De Pachmann". [Review in NY Times.]
• 1901a "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 7 June.]
• 1901b "Vladimir de Pachmann". [Brief review in The Sketch, 12 June.]
• 1901c "M. de Pachmann's Recital". [Review in The Times, London, 25 June.]
• 1902 "M. de Pachmann's Recitals". [Review in The Times, London, 26 May.]
• 1903a "How De Pachmann Plays Chopin", by William Armstrong. [Instructive.]
• 1903b "The Composer Maggie Okey", by Arthur Elson. [A single sentence and a beautiful photograph.]
• 1903c "Vladimir de Pachmann (A Caramel), by Israfel. [Flowery descriptive writing.]
• 1904 Review by Richard Aldrich. [New York recital, November 8]
• 1905 "Pachmann and the Piano" by Arthur Symons. [Enthusiastic poetic description of Pachmann's playing.]
• 1907a "How to Play Chopin", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Very instructive. Includes comments on all the Chopin Preludes Op.28.]
• 1907b "The piece I most enjoy playing", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Brief, of little significance.]
• 1907c "The Pianism of de Pachmann". [Instructive; largely reproduced from Armstrong 1903.]
• 1907d "Pachmann: with a word on Godowsky", by Arthur Symons. [Rather flowery writing; only moderately instructive.]
• 1907e A recital program from Chicago.
• 1908a, May A Review of his playing in Toronto, April 9.
• 1908b Review by Richard Aldrich. [New York recital, November 14]
• 1909 "Vladimir de Pachmann", by A. S. Garbett (compiler). [A short biography.]
• 1910 Excerpt on great virtuosos. [Brief paragraph.]
• 1911a Article announcing Pachmann's US tour of 1911-1912. [Enthusiastic announcement.]
• 1911b Excerpts from the book Franz Liszt by James Huneker. [Evaluation of Pachmann's style of playing.]
• 1911c Baldwin advertisement.
• 1911d Review by Richard Aldrich. [New York recital, October 20.]
• 1911e, October "Originality in Piano Playing", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Fascinating, very instructive.]
• 1911f, November "Work, the Secret of Pianistic Success", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Fascinating, very instructive.]
• 1911g, November "Godowsky Master, Says De Pachmann". [Interview for the New York Times.]
• 1912a "The Art of de Pachmann", by Arthur Wilson. [Based on a Boston recital; full of significance.]
• 1912b "Chopin", by Adolph Weissmann. [Brief; Pachmann & Sauer both talked to the audience.]
• 1912c Preface excerpt, by Ignaz Friedman. [List of pre-eminent Chopin interpreters.]
• 1912d "Last appearance in New York for all time". [Review in NY Times.] New 12 March 2009
• 1913a "Vladimir de Pachmann, with a Study of his Hands", by G. Mark Wilson. [Not very instructive, but has photos of his hands.]
• 1913b "Old Fogy on Pachmann", by James Huneker. [Evaluations by a contemporary connoisseur.]
• 1913c "Kelley on Pachmann", by Edgar Stillman Kelley. [Brief acknowledgement of Pachmann's influence on Kelley.]
• 1913d "Ganz on Pachmann", by Wilhelm Ganz. [Pachmann's 1882 London debut briefly described.]
• 1913e "Seeking Originality", by Pachmann. [Reprinted from The Etude, 1911, October & November. Only the Introduction is given here.]
• 1913f "Reminiscences, Impressions & Anecdotes", by Francesco Berger. [Brief excerpts of little significance.]
• 1914 A chapter on Pachmann from the book Modern Musicians, by J. Cuthbert Hadden. [Description of Pachmann's manner in recital, and several amusing anecdotes.]
• 1915 "De Pachmann and Psychology", by John Orth. [Brief.]
• 1916 "Vladimiro de Pachmann" by F. Pallottelli: Italian original and English translation by W. G. Cook. (See also Pallottelli's 1933 version.) [Very important biography.]
• 1917 "The Grand Manner Has Vanished from Pianists" by James Gibbons Huneker. [One paragraph appreciation.]
• 1918 Brief mention of a Recital in the London Daily News.
• 1919a A paragraph on Pachmann from the book Meister des Klaviers, by Walter Niemann. [Brief; fine description.]
• 1919b Recital announcement. [At Westminster, UK, May 31.]
• 1919c De Pachmann's Secret. [A brief editorial item from The Etude.]
• 1919d Pachmann Recital, described by Barbellion. [Description of antics but not of music.]
• 1919e Set Down in Malice (excerpt) by Gerald Cumberland. [Very enthusiastic general description.]
• 1920a A recital program from Rome.
• 1920b "The Virtuoso", by Adolph Weissmann. [Brief, referring to Chopin.]
• 1920c "Music: An Art and a Language", by Walter Raymond Spalding. [Insignificant mention.]
• 1921a "Pachmann's Vagaries", by J. D. M. Rorke. [A brief excerpt from Rorke's book.]
• 1921b Excerpts from "Variations", by James Huneker. [Pachmann in relation to Rosenthal and Godowsky.]
• 1921c "Chopin, the Poet of the Piano", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [A reproduction, shortened by about a half, of the October 1907 article "How to Play Chopin", which see.]
• 1922a "My New Method of Piano-Playing", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Includes some instructive remarks.]
• 1922b "Steeplejack on Pachmann", by James Huneker. [Anecdotes, and a discussion of Pachmann's playing of Godowky's compositions.]
• 1922c From "Letters of James Gibbons Huneker". [Of little significance.]
• 1923a "De Pachmann and Rosenthal Coming Back". [Foretaste, in summer, of the coming season.]
• 1923b "Dramatic critics hear a pianist". [Eloquent defences of Pachmann's behaviour in recital.]
• 1923c "Should Piano Playing Undergo a Radical Reform?", interview with Pachmann. [Instructive explanation of his straight wrist method.]
• 1923d "Confessions of a Musical Critic", by Ernest Newman. [Mere brief incidental references.]
• 1924a "Enchanted Aisles" article by Alexander Woolcott. [Charmingly defends Pachmann's talking while playing.]
• 1924b "De Pachmann Preaches Economy of Motion", by Jacob Eisenberg. [Somewhat instructive.]
• 1924c Farewell American Tour Advertisement. [Includes review excerpts.]
• 1924d Life and Love, by Deborah Beirne. [Charming and detailed biographical interview.]
• 1924e A Carnegie Hall recital program, review by Olin Downes, and interview.
• 1924f Encyclopaedia article, edited by Waldo Selden Pratt. [Brief biography.]
• 1924g Dictionary article by A. Eaglefield-Hull. [Brief biography.]
• 1924h Excerpts from Duo-Art Monthly. [Pachmann tried trout-fishing.]
• 1924i Excerpts on Pachmann and Chopin. [From the book A Musical Odyssey by H. E. Wortham.] New 7 February 2009
• 1925a "Vladimir de Pachmann, The Renowned Pianist", by Alice Booth. [Includes a description of Pachmann's "new method".]
• 1925b "How I keep young", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Of moderate interest only.]
• 1925c "Vladimir de Pachmann's 'Farewell' Recital", by Olin Downes. [Review.]
• 1925d Review of Manchester recital, by Samuel Langford. [Enthusiastic review.]
• 1925e "The Secret of a Velvety Pianoforte Touch". Reprint of 1923 article "Should Piano Playing Undergo a Radical Reform?".
• 1926a "A distinctive method of piano playing", by Harriette Brower. [Discusses his Méthode, reviews his US farewell recital.]
• 1926b "Pachmann, Vladimir de", article in Reeves' Dictionary. [Very brief.]
• 1926c "Gramophone Notes", in The Strad. [Very brief review.]
• 1926d "My Invisible Audience", by Pachmann. [Recollections for The Radio Times.]
• 1926e Anecdotes by Beverley Nichols. [Anecdotes from personal contact.]
• 1927a "The Grand Old Man Of The Piano", by Stanley Markham. [A wide-ranging interview.]
• 1927b "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Gdal Saleski. (See also his 1949 version.) [From his book "Famous musicians...". An interesting biography.]
• 1928 Excerpts on Pachmann by C. Whitaker-Wilson. [From his book "Schubert". With undocumented remarks on piano technique.] New 7 February 2009
• 1929 [Pachmann on Steinway] [From Steinway book, originally an interview for the Worcester Spy, 1899, which see.]
• 1931 "Pachmann and the 'ladder of loquacity'", by Mark Hambourg. [A single sentence.]
• 1933a Famous Pianist Dead. [Newspaper announcement.]
• 1933b Pachmann's Funeral. [Newspaper announcement.]
• 1933c "The Chopinzee", by Heywood Broun. [Minor remembrances.]
• 1933d "Pachmann: Great Chopin Exponent", by P. J. Nolan. [An audience member recalls.]
• 1933e "The death of the musician", by Paul Landormy. [Affecting account of Pachmann's last days.]
• 1933f Pachmann Dies. [Australian obituary.]
• 1933g "Pachmann - An Appreciation", by Francesco Berger. [Brief.]
• 1933h "Pachmann — An Impression" by Erik Brewerton. [Of little significance.]
• 1933i Pachmann obituary. [The Musical Times. Quite brief.]
• 1933j Pachmann obituary by Marguerite Stilwell. [The British Musician and Musical News. Nicely written.] New 5 April 2009
• 1933k "Angel of a Piano", by Charles Tait. [Typical anecdotes; of little significance.]
• 1933l "Pachmann's Only Pupil". [Maggie Oakey. Largely taken from Musical America, 25 January 1933.]
• 1933m "The Extraordinary Case of Vladimir de Pachmann", by James Francis Cooke. [Emphasizes Pachmann's dual personality.]
• 1933n "Some Reminiscences", by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori. [Very interesting, referring to many famous musicians.]
• 1933o "Greenroom Lessons", by Clarence Lucas. [Limited to pedagogical remarks.]
• 1933p "De Pachmann's Bequest to Piano Art", by Kurt Welling. [Worthwhile.]
• 1933q "Vladimiro de Pachmann" by F. Pallottelli. (See also the version of 1916.) [Very important biography.]
• 1933r Obituary in Le Courrier Musical. [Fairly standard obituary in French.]
• 1933s "My Thirty Years with Vladimir de Pachmann". Unpublished manuscript, c1933. [Original in Italian, also written out by Pallottelli in—just fair—English.]
• 1934 "Some Secrets of a Past-Master's Technique", by Richard Capell. [Interesting remarks concerning fingering.]
• 1935a "Pachmann's Sincerity", by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori. [Contains her explanation of his personal idiosyncrasies: "He was, with all his genius, a child".]
• 1935b "The Little Doustes", by Edouard Garceau. [From their diaries on meeting Pachmann.]
• 1937 Compilation entry on Pachmann, by Hubert Whelbourn. [Brief conventional biography.]
• 1938a Death notice for Adrien de Pachmann. [One paragraph.]
• 1938b Encyclopaedia entry on Pachmann, by Deems Taylor(?). [One paragraph.]
• 1939 Vladimir de Pachmann, by "Araebisu". [Detailed evaluation by a knowledgeable Japanese record collector and personality.] New 29 April 2009
• 1940 Encyclopaedia entry on Pachmann, by Alexandria Vodarsky-Shiraeff. [One paragraph.]
• 1941 John A. Warner as a pupil of Pachmann. [Brief reference.]
• 1942a "Was Pachmann's Wife". [Reprint of "Pachmann's Only Pupil" from 1 April 1933, now with photo.]
• 1942b Several Pachmann anecdotes. [From Gaisberg's book "The Music Goes Round".]
• 1943a "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Gladys Burch. [A pleasantly written biography.]
• 1943b "Notes from my Diary: Vladimir de Pachmann", by F. W. Gaisberg. [Not very revealing, but refers to Pachmann's specially built piano.]
• 1944 "Queen's Hall 1893-1941", by Robert Elkin. [Includes a brief description of Pachmann's recital manner.]
• 1947 "Carnegie Hall" film excerpt. [Includes a one-line reference to Pachmann.]
• 1948a "Deflated", by Helen L. Kaufmann. [A tiny anecdote involving Moszkowski.]
• 1948b "Vladimir de Pachmann (1948-1933)", by Wilson Lyle. [A centenary remembrance.]
• 1948c "Three Pachmann Anecdotes", by Harold Bauer. [From Bauer's autobiography.]
• 1948d "I Am Pachmann", by Frank Moss. [A centenary remembrance, mostly from re-used material.] New 1 February 2009
• 1949 "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Gdal Saleski. (See also his 1927 version.) [From his book "Famous musicians...". An interesting biography; revised from the 1927 version.]
• 1951 Remarks on Pachmann, by Peter Dawson. [Several anecdotes; Dawson seems not to have realised that Pachmann was "acting" in them.]
• 1954 Excerpt on Pachmann, by Hubert Foss & Noel Goodwin. [Briefly quotes a review of a concerto.]
• 1956a A Pachmann Recital, by Samuel Chotzinoff. [A brief description from an autobiography.]
• 1956b Excerpts on Pachmann's Tone, by Cecil Whitaker-Wilson. [Brief comments.]
• 1957 Chopin and Pianists, by Neville Cardus. [Brief description.]
• 1958 Excerpt on Pachmann by Irving Kolodin. [An anecdote.]
• 1958-1962 Excerpts on Pachmann, from Jan Holcman's collected essays. [Includes analysis of the playing of ornaments.]
• 1960 An excerpt by Marguerite Long. [Insignificant anecdotes.]
• 1962 "A Memory of de Pachmann", by Victor Seroff. [Very unreliable; some anecdotes.]
• 19?? "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Irving Kolodin. [A brief record annotation.]
• 19?? "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Alfred Frankenstein. [A brief record annotation; includes a humorous anecdote.]
• 1961a "The Fairy-tale Career of Maggie Oakey", Sydney Daily Mirror. [Content removed because of its gross inaccuracy. See instead the Buffen article of 1893 available elsewhere on this site.]
• 1961b "Beecham on Pachmann", by Neville Cardus. [An amusing anecdote.]
• 1961c "de Pachmann: Vladimir, Marguerite & Léonide", by Fasquelle editors. [Encyclopaedia entry.]
• 1964a Excerpts from Journey Towards Music by Victor Gollancz. [Brief and not very significant.]
• 1964b Dictionary entry by Hanspeter Bennwitz. [Standard biography, one short paragraph.]
• 1964c LP cover annotation by Jean Cuisenier. [One paragraph.]
• 1965a Record cover note, by Abram Chasins. [Three sentences.]
• 1965b "Pachmann", by Imre Kun. [Hungarian article describes Pachmann's visit to Budapest in 1928, and prints the program he played.]
• 1967 "Keyboard Musicians of the World", by Percy M. Young. [Commonplace remarks.]
• 1969 "More Than a Clown", by Edward Blickstein. [Good evaluation and explanation.]
• 1974 "We tree. . . !", by Lionel Tertis. [Brief anecdote.]
• 1976a "Gold Medal Anecdote", by Marian C. McKenna. [An amusing anecdote.]
• 1976b Excerpts on Pachmann, by Louis Kentner. [Brief mentions.]
• 1976c Pianists, by Neville Cardus. [Brief description and anecdote.]
• 1979 Visiting Cards of Pianists, by F. C. Schang. [Brief biography & anecdotes.]
• 1982a "Arrau on Pachmann", by Joseph Horowitz. [Brief recalling of Pachmann playing Chopin's 4th Scherzo.]
• 1982b "Pachmann's Waistcoat", by Adam Zamoyski. [Passing mention of Pachmann's talking to the audience.]
• 1992a "De Pachmann's Piano Fingerings", by Nigel Nettheim. Article in Clavier 31/3, pp.14-16 (see list of my publications).
• 1992b "Pachmann, Vladimir de", from Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. [A fairly standard biography in one paragraph.]
• 1992c Excerpt on Pachmann by A. D. Hope. [A typical interesting anecdote.]
• 1996 Excerpts on Pachmann from the book Franz Liszt by Alan Walker. [Three items related to Liszt.]
• 1999 Passing mention of Pachmann by Jan Ekier in a conference discussion. [Brief mention.]
• 2001a "Vladimir de Pachmann", by Nigel Nettheim. Article in The Revised New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (see list of my publications).
• 2001b "A Musical Microscope Applied to the Piano Playing of Vladimir de Pachmann", by Nigel Nettheim. [So far published only on this web site], 23 August 2001. [Details of performance nuances; comparison with other artists.]
• 2003a Preliminary book review of "Vladimir de Pachmann: A Piano Virtuoso's Life and Art" by Mark Mitchell.
• 2003b Book review of "Vladimir de Pachmann: A Piano Virtuoso's Life and Art" by Mark Mitchell.
• 2008 "Pachmann at Age Twelve" by Nigel Nettheim. [Identifies a piece Pachmann played as a boy.]