Oscar Levant - Sonatina

Raffi Besalyan -Piano
00:00 Con ritmo
03:29 Andantino poco mosso
07:48 Allegro deciso

Oscar Levant (1906-1972) was an American Composer. He was the child of Russian Jewish immigrants. Oscar Levant moved to New York in 1922, following the death of his father. He began studying under Zygmunt Stojowski, a well-established piano pedagogue.
In 1928, Levant traveled to Hollywood, where his career took a turn for the better. During his stay, he met and befriended George Gershwin. From 1929 to 1948, he composed the music for more than twenty movies.

Around 1932, Levant began composing seriously. He studied under Arnold Schoenberg and impressed him sufficiently to be offered an assistantship (which he turned down, considering himself unqualified).
His formal studies led to a request by Aaron Copland to play at the Yaddo Festival of contemporary American music on April 30 of that year. Successful, Levant began composing a new orchestral work, a sinfonietta.

From the 1920s through the mid-1950s, Levant appeared in a number of feature films, often playing a pianist or composer.

From 1958 to 1960, Levant hosted a talk show on KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, The Oscar Levant Show, which was later syndicated. It featured his piano playing along with monologues and interviews with guests such as Fred Astaire and Linus Pauling.
In 1960, Levant was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his recording career.
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