![]() ![]() It’s almost 100 years later and it remains very popular. I just make note of what music remains popular for a very long time, and since this was written in 1925, for me it fits the mold. I don’t classify music by conventional periods, nor do I divide music up into popular and non-popular music. This fits into my personal definition of popular music… His music was incredibly popular, not only with the masses but often with other composers, so you can make up your own mind about what genre this belongs to. During his lifetime he was not known as a “classical” composer. So his understanding of both sides was complete, and in this famous recording – which I own – he not only played the piano but conducted. ![]() He was a fantastic conductor and a superb traditional pianist, but he also spent many years arranging pop and jazz and was an ace improviser.
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