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Allan Evans (record producer)

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Allan Evans (April 4, 1956 – June 6, 2020[1]) was an American musicologist and record producer.

In 1996, Evans founded the Arbiter Recording Company, which was in 2002 reformed as a non-commercial organization Arbiter of Cultural Traditions, Inc. By 2012, he had produced over 200 recordings[2] about forgotten artists. Evans taught at Mannes College, The New School for Music, New York,[3] and was co-director of the Scuola Italiana del Greenwich Village.[2] He was author of the book Ignaz Friedman: Romantic Master Pianist, and editor of the book Moriz Rosenthal in Word and Music: a Legacy of the Nineteenth Century.[3] Evans also co-authored La Cucina Picena with wife Beatrice Muzi.

References

  1. ^ Lebrecht, Norman (7 June 2020). "Deep Sorrow at the Death of a Musical Searcher". Slipped Disc. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kozinn, Allan (6 March 2005). "In Search of the Thrift Store Sonata". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Ignaz Friedman. Romantic Master Pianist". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 28 September 2010.