Playing the piano without hands is quite difficult. With one hand it is already almost impossible, although Paul Wittgenstein came a long way. The pianist - and elder brother of the famous philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein - lost his right arm in the First World War trenches. He set about training his left arm with some dogged determination and, thanks to the family fortune, was able to get some famous composers to write piano works especially for the left hand. He had moderate success with it, ...
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