Ivan Roy Davis, Jr. (Electra, Texas, February 4, 1932 – March 12, 2018) was… Read Full Bio ↴Ivan Roy Davis, Jr. (Electra, Texas, February 4, 1932 – March 12, 2018) was an American classical pianist.
Davis received his Bachelor of Music in 1952 from University of North Texas College of Music, and an Artist's Diploma, as a Fulbright Scholar, from the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome. He won second prize in the 1956 and 1957 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and first prize in the 1958 St. Cecilia Piano Competition. In April 1960, Davis won the Franz Liszt Competition at Town Hall, New York City. Davis studied under Silvio Scionti, Carlo Zecchi and Vladimir Horowitz.
He debuted at New York City's Town Hall in 1959. Davis made his international debut at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. In 1960, he signed with CBS Records and began a 60 concert cross-country tour. He has toured the world with several major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Spanish National Orchestra. He has performed under such world-famous conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy and Lorin Maazel. He has received the Handel Medallion from New York City for contributions to the city's cultural life. He recorded for London Records in the 1970s. Since 1965, Davis has been a professor of music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. According to Grove Music Online: "His Queen Elizabeth Hall début recital in London in 1968 caused a sensation, and has become a collector's item on record. Further recordings, largely of 19th-century showpieces, have confirmed his exceptional exuberance and technical brilliance, most notably a Gottschalk recital of true virtuoso flair." The American classical pianist Richard Kastle was his student for more than three years.
Discography
"Davis Plays Czerny, Schumann, Liszt", Audiofon, CD 72004
"The Wind Demon and other 19th century piano music", New World, 80257-2
"Piano Music of Grieg – Ivan Davis", Audiofon, CD 72022
"Liszt – Piano Concertos – Ivan Davis", London Weekend Classics, 421-629-2
"Souvenir de Porto Rico – Piano Music of Gottschalk – Ivan Davis", London Weekend Classics, 436-108-2
"Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue – Cleveland Orchestra – Maazel", London Jubilee, 417-716-2
"Digital George – Gershwin Classics", Musical Heritage Society, 513380w
"Chopin – Favourite Piano Works – Ivan Davis", Castile Communications, CCD-106
"Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Davis", Castile Communications, CCD-103
"Liszt's Greatest Hits – Hungarian Fantasy with Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, CBS-MLK-39450
Great Galloping Gottschalk: America's First Superstar, London Records/Decca (1975) CS 6943
"Music of George Antheil", Music Masters Classics (BMG), 67094-2
Family
On August 6, 1960, Davis married Betty Lou Saxton, who studied at Juilliard and Columbia University. The wedding ceremony took place in the Glass House of Philip Johnson in New Canaan, Connecticut. Theodate Johnson (1907–2002), sister of the architect, Philip Johnson attended the couple.
Davis received his Bachelor of Music in 1952 from University of North Texas College of Music, and an Artist's Diploma, as a Fulbright Scholar, from the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome. He won second prize in the 1956 and 1957 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and first prize in the 1958 St. Cecilia Piano Competition. In April 1960, Davis won the Franz Liszt Competition at Town Hall, New York City. Davis studied under Silvio Scionti, Carlo Zecchi and Vladimir Horowitz.
He debuted at New York City's Town Hall in 1959. Davis made his international debut at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. In 1960, he signed with CBS Records and began a 60 concert cross-country tour. He has toured the world with several major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Spanish National Orchestra. He has performed under such world-famous conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy and Lorin Maazel. He has received the Handel Medallion from New York City for contributions to the city's cultural life. He recorded for London Records in the 1970s. Since 1965, Davis has been a professor of music at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. According to Grove Music Online: "His Queen Elizabeth Hall début recital in London in 1968 caused a sensation, and has become a collector's item on record. Further recordings, largely of 19th-century showpieces, have confirmed his exceptional exuberance and technical brilliance, most notably a Gottschalk recital of true virtuoso flair." The American classical pianist Richard Kastle was his student for more than three years.
Discography
"Davis Plays Czerny, Schumann, Liszt", Audiofon, CD 72004
"The Wind Demon and other 19th century piano music", New World, 80257-2
"Piano Music of Grieg – Ivan Davis", Audiofon, CD 72022
"Liszt – Piano Concertos – Ivan Davis", London Weekend Classics, 421-629-2
"Souvenir de Porto Rico – Piano Music of Gottschalk – Ivan Davis", London Weekend Classics, 436-108-2
"Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue – Cleveland Orchestra – Maazel", London Jubilee, 417-716-2
"Digital George – Gershwin Classics", Musical Heritage Society, 513380w
"Chopin – Favourite Piano Works – Ivan Davis", Castile Communications, CCD-106
"Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Davis", Castile Communications, CCD-103
"Liszt's Greatest Hits – Hungarian Fantasy with Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, CBS-MLK-39450
Great Galloping Gottschalk: America's First Superstar, London Records/Decca (1975) CS 6943
"Music of George Antheil", Music Masters Classics (BMG), 67094-2
Family
On August 6, 1960, Davis married Betty Lou Saxton, who studied at Juilliard and Columbia University. The wedding ceremony took place in the Glass House of Philip Johnson in New Canaan, Connecticut. Theodate Johnson (1907–2002), sister of the architect, Philip Johnson attended the couple.
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Chopin: Impromptu #4 In C Sharp Minor Op. 66 CT 46 "Fantaisie-Impromptu"
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@redreaction4735
I will try to learn this piece throughly until I either finish it, give up, or I die.
Today is Saturday, 18th of march, 2023.
Log 1 - Today is mostly knowing the piece itself; tempo, key, and background, very little progress. However, I did struggle to set up the metronome because this has a very weird tempo and time signature
Log 2 - spent 2-3 hours practicing the left hand tempo with those 16th notes. Feels smooth, but my pinky is crying of pain. Got to around 0:16 today
Log 3 - practicing each hand separately to try and get the tempo right from 0:16-0:19 might take a few days to get it properly though.
Log 4 - still trying to get the tempo right on both hands
Log 5 - took a small break to learn other pieces, but I’ve mostly just gone through what I already learned to warm up again
Log 6 - this is my first time ever using a metronome during the 6 or so years I’ve been playing, it took a while, but I think I’m getting the tempo right when I’m playing :)
Log 7 - Finals heavily slowed me down, I’ll be back to keep practicing, however, now I am also playing Hungarian Dance no.5 by Brahms on Kassia’s yt
@Rousseau
Ask and you shall receive, here is Fantaisie-Impromptu by Chopin!! With this piece we are now halfway to 100 videos, I'm truly grateful for you all as a community and love reading your comments on all of my videos - you are the reason Rousseau exists. There is more than one piece of Chopin's where he has taken inspiration from Beethoven, sometimes directly and sometimes subtly, but it's clear he was a great admirer of his works. Can you hear the Moonlight Sonata quote here?
@antoinegrd3647
Already like even i did'nt see the video yet !
@jaunius8883
yes
@manuel5161
Plz make italian polka
@Rose-zg9pu
So good, a blessing to my ears... You play the stars from heaven
@tishakrishanti1478
Liszt : Beethoven kissed my forehead
Chopin : Pa- Paganini once asked me to be his boyfriend!
@Rousseau
Do you want more Chopin and Liszt?
@OMG2806
heroic polonaise pleasee :D
@jaunius8883
YES
@nathanigjeld
Sure! Also, could you update your spotify to include your newer songs?