Josef Hofmann - Josef Hofmann Plays Chopin AEC Music "the desire to shorten the

"the desire to shorten the time in purgatory that

Bonus tracks include single b-sides and a radio session from late 1985

and of course love

in the third movement of the Beethoven sonata

Josef Hofmann - Josef Hofmann Plays Chopin AEC Music "the desire to shorten theAbsolutely one of the greatest pianists of all time, Josef Hofmann could absorb any piece of music, no matter how difficult and once he learned a piece of music, it was in his mind and fingers permanently. Born in Poland in 1876, Hofmann became a US citizen during World War I and mesmerized audiences with his astounding technical ability throughout the 1920 's, 30 's and 40 's at concerts in the US and Europe. He released commercial recordings