Was Wright ever known to record his piano playing? Also, did he compose music? Or did he simply find playing the piano helped his architectural ideas?
Thanks
Wright's Piano Playing
A little has be written about that. Here are two excerpts from his son John's memoir, each containing recollections about Wright and the piano.
(For more of the same, see http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... bf5f21d6f3 )
(For more of the same, see http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... bf5f21d6f3 )
http://www.chicagoacappella.org/concert ... oyd_wright
See 1/3 down page http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Books/d1686-02.htm
1955 https://1sd06y38jhbh1xhqve6fqmc1-wpengi ... 7.0603.jpg
"Wright at the Steinway, NYC, 1953" (Pedro Guerrero) https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233. ... 1580832843
https://www.houstonpianocompany.com/blo ... oyd-wright
https://www.disegnodaily.com/article/th ... oyd-wright
https://madison.com/entertainment/music ... 8998d.html
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See 1/3 down page http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Books/d1686-02.htm
1955 https://1sd06y38jhbh1xhqve6fqmc1-wpengi ... 7.0603.jpg
"Wright at the Steinway, NYC, 1953" (Pedro Guerrero) https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233. ... 1580832843
https://www.houstonpianocompany.com/blo ... oyd-wright
https://www.disegnodaily.com/article/th ... oyd-wright
https://madison.com/entertainment/music ... 8998d.html
S
An album of his father's compositions has been published: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/musicofwilliamwright.
There is indeed an actual recording of FLLW performing on the piano. Recorded on the Columbia label ‎(XTV 18345-18350) in 1952, a three LP set called "Frank Lloyd Wright Talks To And With The Taliesin Fellowship" - the second side of the first LP is titled 'Fllw Improvises On The Piano'. I've been looking to purchase a complete copy of this 3LP set in excellent condition - if anyone out there in FLLW-land knows of one for sale, please let me know! Thank you, Todd Levin (owner, The Stuart Richardson House)