Felicja Blumental was born on December 28, 1908 in Warsaw, Poland. She began piano lessons at age five and made her concert debut at ten. Blumental attended the Chopin University of Music, studying piano under Zbigniew Drzewiecki and Józef Turczyński, and composition under Karol Szymanowski. Before World War II, she made her international debut. In 1938, fleeing with her husband Markus Mizne, Blumental first went to Nice, then emigrated to Brazil in 1942. Heitor Villa-Lobos dedicated his Concerto for Piano No. 5 to her, which was premiered at London's Royal Festival Hall in 1954 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jean Martinon. Blumental recorded extensively for various labels, including Vox/Turnabout and Decca. She passed away on December 31, 1991 in Tel Aviv.
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Blue Edition - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 "Grand Sonata" & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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Blue Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerti Nos. 1 & 3
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Blue Edition - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5, Op. 18 No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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Blue Edition - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 18 No. 3 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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Green Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Piano Sonata No. 1
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Green Edition - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 & Piano Concerto No. 1
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Green Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerti Nos. 1 & 2
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Green Edition - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 "Grand Sonata" & Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19
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Green Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 & Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37
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Beethoven: Klavierkonzert No. 1, Op. 15 - Klaviersonate No. 1, Op. 2
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Beethoven: Klavierkonzert No. 2, Op. 19 - Klaviersonate No. 2, Op. 2
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Orange Edition - Beethoven: 6 String Quartets, Op. 18, No. 2 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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Orange Edition - Beethoven: 6 String Quartets, Op. 18, No. 1 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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Red Edition - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
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