!!!Wittgenstein, Paul

b. Vienna, Nov. 5, 1887, 
d. New York (USA), March 3, 1961, pianist. Son of Karl  Wittgenstein, 
brother of Ludwig  Wittgenstein. Lost his right arm in World 
War I. In 1916 continued his career as a one-armed piano 
virtuoso. Left Austria in 1938. (American citizenship in 1946). Many 
famous composers, including Franz  Schmidt, E. W.  Korngold, R.  
Strauss, M. Ravel, H. Gal and B. Britten wrote piano concertos that he 
could play with his left hand.

!Literature
C. Schaefer, W. Groessenwahn, 1986.



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