Vladimir Belov was a Russia

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n pianist

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 and teacher

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A student of Felix Blumenfeld

Felix Blumenfeld

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, he launched a successful career as a concert pianist. After a traumatic onstage blackout, he decided to quit performing and devote himself solely to teaching. The only occasions in which he agreed to perform were concerts in memory of his teacher, Blumenfeld.

As a teacher in the Moscow Conservatory

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, he was known to be very soft-spoken and lenient with students, whom he taught as a group (his entire class attended each lesson, taking turns at the piano). Among his students were Aleksandr Baltin and Edison Denisov. He also edited a few Russian sheet music editions (typically with many fingering options).

A rare LP recording of Belov is available in the Melodya label, titled "Pupils of Felix Blumenfeld". It features recordings of Maria Grinberg

Maria Grinberg

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, Simon Barere

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, Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz    was a Russian-American classical virtuoso pianist and minor composer. His technique and use of tone color and the excitement of his playing were legendary. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.-Life and early...

and Belov (playing pieces by Blumenfeld). Although short, this recording attests to his being a formidable pianist.http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.classical.recordings/browse_thread/thread/7b999bba79ea1e61/01837155410abd1a?hl=en&lnk=st&q=+pupils+blumenfeld+horowitz+barere&rnum=2#01837155410abd1a