ARTHUR TRUMAN SHATTUCK (APRIL 19, 1881, NEENAH, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 16,
1951, NEW YORK CITY)
Son of Franklin Coolidge Shattuck (1839–1901), one of the founders of
the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, he studied under Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler and,
beginning in 1895, studied piano in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky. In 1902,
he made his debut with a concert in Copenhagen. From 1903, he lived primarily
in Paris, giving concerts throughout Europe and the United States. In 1910, he
undertook a series of concerts in Iceland.
He returned occasionally to the United States for concert
performances, including a 1919 appearance at Aeolian Hall, where he performed
Tchaikovsky's Grand Sonata. This performance received enthusiastic
praise from James Huneker, who commented on his characteristically North
American intellectual approach to music, which preserved the conceptual clarity
of the performance without letting emotion overpower it.
In 1926, he performed Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto in Paris with
the Lamoureux Orchestra under the baton of Frank Waller. From the early 1930s,
he resided in New York.
He left behind several recordings—short pieces by Frédéric Chopin,
Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Christian Sinding, and others. His memoirs were
published posthumously by his heirs.
TRACKLIST
DUO-ART 5809
SINDING - Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32, No. 3
DUO-ART 5934
LISZT - Liebestraum (Nocturne) No. 3, Ab ”O, Lieb” (O, Love!)
DUO-ART 6027
SCHUMANN-LISZT - Widmung (Dedication)
DUO-ART 6192
WOODMAN – Nocturne
DUO-ART 6649
POLDINI - Poupée valsante (Dancing Doll) “Marionettes”
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