Guy Maier
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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[[File:Guy S. Maier, 1913.png|thumb|Guy Maier in 1913.]] |
[[File:Guy S. Maier, 1913.png|thumb|Guy Maier in 1913.]] |
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Guy (Silas) Maier was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of John Maier, a retail shoe dealer, and his wife, Eva D. Maier.US Census for 1900, Buffalo, NY; US Passport Applications, August 20, 1913; December 18, 1917; March 25, 1919; April 13, 1920. As a boy, he aspired to be a Presbyterian minister,"Friendly Split," Time, March 2, 1931. but his musical talent turned him in the direction of the piano and the organ. He enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied piano with [[Carl Baermann]] (1839–1913), a friend and pupil of [[Franz Liszt]]. In Boston, Maier met [[Lee Pattison]] (1890–1966), a recent New England Conservatory graduate who was also a fine pianist. |
Guy (Silas) Maier was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of John Maier, a retail shoe dealer, and his wife, Eva D. Maier.US Census for 1900, Buffalo, NY; US Passport Applications, August 20, 1913; December 18, 1917; March 25, 1919; April 13, 1920. As a boy, he aspired to be a Presbyterian minister,"Friendly Split," Time, March 2, 1931. but his musical talent turned him in the direction of the piano and the organ. He enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied piano with [[Carl Baermann (pianist)|Carl Baermann]] (1839–1913), a friend and pupil of [[Franz Liszt]]. In Boston, Maier met [[Lee Pattison]] (1890–1966), a recent New England Conservatory graduate who was also a fine pianist. |
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Following Maier's graduation in 1913, Maier and Pattison left together for Europe, where they hoped to become pupils of [[Harold Bauer]] (1873–1951), [[Josef Hofmann]] (1876–1957), or [[Arthur Schnabel]] (1882–1951), all eminent pianists of the time. They found that Bauer was away and Hofmann took no pupils, but Schnabel agreed to teach them. So they went to Berlin, where Schnabel coached them for about a year."The 'Piano Twins' Tell How They Do It," The Musician, March 1926, 11. In Berlin, Schnabel and Maier formed a friendship that endured until Schnabel's death. Maier and Pattison returned to Boston in 1914, where Maier made his solo debut as a concert pianist."Guy Maier," Etude, December 1956, 6. |
Following Maier's graduation in 1913, Maier and Pattison left together for Europe, where they hoped to become pupils of [[Harold Bauer]] (1873–1951), [[Josef Hofmann]] (1876–1957), or [[Arthur Schnabel]] (1882–1951), all eminent pianists of the time. They found that Bauer was away and Hofmann took no pupils, but Schnabel agreed to teach them. So they went to Berlin, where Schnabel coached them for about a year."The 'Piano Twins' Tell How They Do It," The Musician, March 1926, 11. In Berlin, Schnabel and Maier formed a friendship that endured until Schnabel's death. Maier and Pattison returned to Boston in 1914, where Maier made his solo debut as a concert pianist."Guy Maier," Etude, December 1956, 6. |
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