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American Original: A Salute to Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Editor's Note: This episode originally aired in July 2013. The Fourth of July provides an ideal opportunity to focus on the adventurous life and music of American pianist and composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk. As a concert pianist, Gottschalk was a troubadour of the piano, roaming three continents, as well as Puerto Rico, Cuba and all of the West Indies. He was America's great popularizer of the piano. His music is considered to be a treasure of the romantic piano literature. Gottschalk was born on May 8, 1829, in the lush and exotic city of New Orleans, where he spent his first 13 years. He…
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