Magda Tagliaferro
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Magdalena Maria Yvonne Tagliaferro (Petropolis, Brazil, 19 January 1888 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 9, 1986) was a Brazilian-born pianist of French extraction. A disciple of Antonin Marmontel and later of Alfred Cortot, she strove for the realization of the musical ideals exemplified by Cortot: a perfect union of clarity and tenderness, inner strength and emotion, and classical balance in shaping the works being interpreted. Her absolute command of the piano in the French repertory led Gabriel Fauré to request that she tour with him very often, performing many of his compositions. Throughout her long career, her recital engagements took her to the music centers of more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. Also very active as a soloist with celebrated orchestras, Tagliaferro appeared with the elite of 20th century conductors, among them Weingartner, Dobroven, Monteux, Furtwängler, Knappertsbusch, Paray, d'Indy, Inghelbrecht, and Georgescu. Other solo artists such as Cortot, Thibaud, Enescu, and Casals were always willing and pleased to perform with her in joint recitasl. Composers, too, sought her for the premieres of their works, sometimes specifically intending that Tagliaferro be the artist to give birth to the piece. Tagliaferro always gave serious attention to performances of new works by such composers as Hahn, Rivier, Pierné, and Villa-Lobos. The capacity for beautifully crafted playing she retained at the age of 90, bringing her adulatory reviews in Europe, New York, and South America
