I'll throw in Bobby Fischer before anyone else does!!!!!!!!
WHO CAN LIST A CHESS PLAYERS-COMPOSERS, AS WELL?
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COMPOSER? I MEAN, A MUSICAL, MUSICIAN PERSON...
AND CHESS PLAYER, AS WELL...
ARE YOU KNOW SOME ODD CHESS&MUSICIANS?
Francois-Andre Danican Philidor
great!
WOW!
Jul 22, 2008
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Jul 22, 2008
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You got me there. I am quite sure that many if not all the European Romantic composers played, but I am guessing not professionally and that they were not great players. It was just about the fun.
Here are some music compositions inspired by chess: http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm
"The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things."
Thank you, Alice! I find that from your referred site!
Here are some music compositions inspired by chess:http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm "The question is, whether you can make words mean so many different things."
Stravinsky, Igor 1913. Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring).
In the book, Nicholas Roerich: Messenger of Beauty (published by Inner Trad 1994), Jacqueline Decter recounts a story of how Roerich offered Stravinsky two possible scenarios for a new ballet: "A Game of Chess" or "The Great Sacrifice". Stravinsky chose "The Great Sacrifice" for what was to become Le Sacre du Printemps. This chess-related quote from this book was once available athttp://www.stagebill.com/dance/features/featuresarchive/sacre.html.
billwall provide us such a great chess link!
Mark Taimanov is a great GM, and professional Musician!
Vasily Smyslov is a world champion and good opera singer. Though not a composer.
"Vasily Smyslov is a world champion and good opera singer. Though not a composer." Vasily Vasilievich Smyslov Is a great underestimated World Chess Champion! And good singer! Maybe, he can play music, too?.. Is anybody know more about that man, who like an Harmony at life, so much!?
Apparently RZA from Wu-Tang is an avid chess player, as demonstrated on his site http://www.wuchess.com
The site is endorsed by former heavy-weight boxing champ Lennox Lewis who used to play chess to warm up for his bouts.
WHO CAN LIST A CHESS PLAYERS-COMPOSERS, AS WELL?
LETS START!:
DAVID OISTRAX
SERGEY PROKOFIEFF
/ARE YOU KNOW ABOUT THEIR VERY FAMOUS CHESS MATCH??/
WHO ALSO?