PODCAST! Beware the one-armed piano teacher. Bellevue presents comic show about Paul Wittgenstein.

by Wijbrand Schaap
3 May 201929 March 2022
2 min read
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Pianospelen zonder handen is best moeilijk. Met één hand is het al bijna onmogelijk, al kwam Paul Wittgenstein er een heel eind mee. De pianist - en oudere broer van de beroemde filosoof Ludwig Wittgenstein - verloor zijn rechterarm in de loopgraven van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Hij zette zich met enige verbetenheid aan het trainen van zijn linkerarm en kon dankzij het familiefortuin een paar beroemde componisten pianowerk laten schrijven, speciaal voor de linkerhand. Hij had er matig succes mee, ...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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