Index of Pachmann material

Revised 19 April 2008

Index of material on this site by and about the famous pianist
Vladimir de Pachmann (1848-1933)

©Nigel Nettheim (2000, 2006)

Discography / Rollography
Sound Files
Articles, Programs & Reviews
Bibliography of Musical Scores Edited by Pachmann

ARTICLES, PROGRAMS & REVIEWS
Please click on the year to read the material on-line. Much of this material is quite hard to obtain elsewhere, one reason why I am making it available here; more material is in preparation.
I draw particular attention to the two 1911 Etude articles (October & November), the most inspiring words by a master pianist that I have ever read. For his wife's explanation of his personal idiosyncrasies ("he was, with all his genius, a child") see her 1933 article, partly reproduced in 1935. For an important biographical article, very difficult to obtain before this web publication, see the material by Pallottelli, 1916 and 1933.

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.] New 4 December 2007
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.] New 18 January 2008
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.]
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.] New 11 April 2008
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.]
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.]
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.] New 11 April 2008
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.]
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 A Carnegie Hall recital program, review by Olin Downes, and interview.
1924e Encyclopaedia article, edited by Waldo Selden Pratt. [Brief biography.]
1924f Dictionary article by A. Eaglefield-Hull. [Brief biography.]
1924g Excerpts from Duo-Art Monthly. [Pachmann tried trout-fishing.]
1925a "How I keep young", by Vladimir de Pachmann. [Of moderate interest only.]
1925b "Vladimir de Pachmann's 'Farewell' Recital", by Olin Downes. [Review.]
1925c Review of Manchester recital, by Samuel Langford. [Enthusiastic review.]
1925d "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.]
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 "Angel of a Piano", by Charles Tait. [Typical anecdotes; of little significance.]
1933k "Pachmann's Only Pupil". [Maggie Oakey. Largely taken from Musical America, 25 January 1933.]
1933l "The Extraordinary Case of Vladimir de Pachmann", by James Francis Cooke. [Emphasizes Pachmann's dual personality.]
1933m "Some Reminiscences", by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori. [Very interesting, referring to many famous musicians.]
1933n "Greenroom Lessons", by Clarence Lucas. [Limited to pedagogical remarks.]
1933o "De Pachmann's Bequest to Piano Art", by Kurt Welling. [Worthwhile.]
1933p "Vladimiro de Pachmann" by F. Pallottelli. (See also the version of 1916.) [Very important biography.]
1933q Obituary in Le Courrier Musical. [Fairly standard obituary in French.] New 14 December 2007
1934 "Some Secrets of a Past-Master's Technique", by Richard Capell. [Interesting remarks concerning fingering.]
1935 "Pachmann's Sincerity", by Marguerite de Pachmann-Labori. [Contains her explanation of his personal idiosyncrasies: "He was, with all his genius, a child".]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.] New 3 March 2008
1996 Excerpts on Pachmann from the book Franz Liszt by Alan Walker. [Three items related to Liszt.]
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.

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