Irene Scharrer - Domenico Paradisi: Sonata No.6: Toccata
HMV electric recording, 1925. Irene Scharrer was a child prodigy. Her first teacher was her mother. Irene played for Matthay when she was six, and at the age of twelve she won a scholarship to study with him at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Whilst still a student, Scharrer gave duo piano performances with her contemporary Myra Hess and in 1904 they performed Weber's Aufforderung zum Tanz arranged for two pianos by Corder. They continued to perform on two pianos throughout both their careers, and Scharrer's final performance was one of these duo recitals. It should be noted here that Scharrer and Hess were not cousins as is often erroneously stated. Scharrer made her London solo debut at the age of sixteen at the Wigmore (then Bechstein) Hall. She toured all around Europe. After she married in 1915, her family took precedence over her career.
HMV electric recording, 1925. Irene Scharrer was a child prodigy. Her first teacher was her mother. Irene played for Matthay when she was six, and at the age of twelve she won a scholarship to study with him at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Whilst still a student, Scharrer gave duo piano performances with her contemporary Myra Hess and in 1904 they performed Weber's Aufforderung zum Tanz arranged for two pianos by Corder. They continued to perform on two pianos throughout both their careers, and Scharrer's final performance was one of these duo recitals. It should be noted here that Scharrer and Hess were not cousins as is often erroneously stated. Scharrer made her London solo debut at the age of sixteen at the Wigmore (then Bechstein) Hall. She toured all around Europe. After she married in 1915, her family took precedence over her career.