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Gieseking

American  
[gee-zuh-king, -suh-] / ˈgi zə kɪŋ, -sə- /

noun

  1. Walter (Wilhelm) 1895–1956, German pianist and composer.


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Gieseking added that women generally find partners outside of bars: through activism, volunteering, potlucks.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2022

And Friederick W. Gieseking: “Just and upright in all his dealings, he was beloved and respected in life, and honored and lamented in death.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2017

Juanita, her mother, made sure her daughter was introduced to every musician who came to town: the violinist Josef Szigeti, the pianist Walter Gieseking and their ilk.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2016

In Europe, Mr. Swingle studied with the eminent pianist and composer Walter Gieseking and worked as an accompanist for Roland Petit’s Les Ballets des Paris.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2015

Schmitz paints in varying pastel shades, has little of the flashing color shown by Walter Gieseking in earlier records of the same pieces.

From Time Magazine Archive

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