¿Quién fue Teresa Carreño? La Legendaria Pianista admirada por Liszt y Claudio Arrau.

Teresa Carreño.
Pianista venezolana. Caracas 1853 - Nueva York 1917.

El compositor Edward Grieg luego de escucharla tocar su concierto para piano y orquesta en la menor, le dijo: “Señora, no sabía que mi concierto fuera tan hermoso”. Esto ocurrió en la Gewandhaus de Leipzig.

El crítico del New York Times Joseph Horowitz en una enrevista para su libro “Conversations with Claudio Arrau” 1982.

Joseph Horiwitz: Se que usted sentía una especial admiración por Teresa Carreño.

Claudio Arrau: Ah!, era una diosa. Tenía un empuje, una energía increíbles, creo que jamás oí a nadie llenar con tanto sonido la antigua sala del Philarmonie de Berlín. Sus octavas eran fantásticas, creo que nadie hoy en día puede ejecutar tales octavas a esa velocidad y energía. Increíbles!

El compositor ruso Antón Rubinstein, la llamó:

"La Emperatriz del Piano".

Esta cita aparece en esta portada de la revista "The Etude" de 1939 y donde encontramos una Teresa Carreño muy joven. Ya habían pasado 22 años desde el fallecimiento de la pianista y los Estados Unidos la homenajeaban recordándola en esta portada.

Esta extraordinaria pianista venezolana, desarrolló su vida artística entre Estados Unidos y Europa. Estuvo de tú a tú con los mas grandes pianistas de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX.

Franz Liszt en Paris después de escuchar a la Carreño, en ese entonces, niña prodigio, le dijo:

“Pequeña, Dios te ha dado el mayor de los dones, el genio. Trabaja, desarrolla tus talentos. Sobre todo continúa fiel a ti misma, y con el tiempo serás como uno de nosotros”

(M.Milinowski. “Teresa Carreño” Monte Avila Editores. 1986)

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