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William Kapell – Eugene Istomin

“William Kapell died at the age of thirty-one, and that was a very great loss for the musical world. He was my compatriot – we were of the same generation, he was three years older than me. He was also, in a way, my rival. He had his admirers, his supporters, and I had mine. But we were very good friends. Even in hindsight, I still think he was the greatest talent, the greatest pianist of …