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Robert Fizdale
Arthur Gold (6 February 19173 January 1990) and Robert Fizdale (12 April 19206 December 1995) were an American two-piano ensemble; they were also authors and television cooking show hosts. Gold and Fizdale met during their student years at the Juilliard School; where Gold was a pupil of Rosina Lhévinne and her husband Josef and Fizdale was a pupil of Ernest Hutcheson. They formed a lifelong gay partnership and shared interests in music (forming one of the most important piano duos of the 20th century), travel, and cooking. Two-piano ensemble Gold and Fizdale made their professional debut in 1944 at the New School for Social Research performing a program of 20th century music that included the world premieres of John Cage’s ''A Book of Music'' (one of Cage's earliest experiments in using the prepared Piano) and Cage's ''Three Dances'' (first version) for two prepared pianos, both composed for them. This was the first of several commissions from American and French composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland Cemetery (Sag Harbor, New York)
Oakland Cemetery is a public, not-for-profit cemetery located in the village Sag Harbor, New York. It was founded in 1840 and currently sits on 26 acres bounded by Jermain Ave to the north, Suffolk St to the east, and Joels Ln to the west. It is the permanent resting place of over 4,000 people, including more 18th and 19th century sea captains than in any other Long Island cemetery. It was incorporated in 1884. History Prior to the opening of Oakland Cemetery in 1840, Sag Harbor's most notable cemetery was the Old Burial Ground, opened in 1767 on the corner of Union and Madison Streets next to the First Presbyterian Church. At total of 17 veterans of the American Revolution and one representative to the New York Provincial Congress of 1775 are buried there. Unfortunately, years of neglect left the Old Burial Ground in a state of disrepair. In 1840 Oakland Cemetery was founded, covering just 4 acres, enclosed with stone posts and chestnut pickets. One-hundred-thirty-nine graves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
