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

Biography

In 1996, Evans founded the Arbiter Recording Company, which was reformed in 2002 as a non-commercial organization Arbiter of Cultural Traditions, Inc. By 2012, he had produced over 200 recordings[1] about forgotten artists. Evans taught at Mannes College, The New School for Music, New York,[2] and was co-director of the Scuola Italiana del Greenwich Village.[1] 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.[2] Evans also co-authored La Cucina Picena with his wife Beatrice Muzi.

Evans is survived by his widow and their son Stefan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kozinn, Allan (6 March 2005). "In Search of the Thrift Store Sonata". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ignaz Friedman. Romantic Master Pianist". Indiana University Press. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Mark Ainley (11 September 2020). "A Tribute to Allan Evans". The Piano Files. Retrieved 2022-08-12.



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