Great Composer-Pianists: Mendelssohn, Liszt, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff
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Popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin explores the creative minds and keyboard talents of a quartet of piano pioneers celebrated for their prowess as both composers and performers. Franklin concludes each lecture by performing a work by the spotlighted composer.