Historical FigureFemale
Wanda Landowska
1879 – 1959
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryWanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century. She was the first person to record Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord in 1933. She became a naturalized French citizen in 1938.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 5, 1879
Date of death
August 16, 1959
- Field and occupation
- polsko-francouzská cembalistka
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Fictional Character
daughter of Krakus, legendary founder of Kraków; upon her father's death, she became queen of the Poles, but committed suicide to avoid an unwanted marriage to a German
