
Askenase was born in Lemberg. He studied with Theodor Pollak, a professor and director of the Ludwik Marek School of Music in Lemberg. Then with Emil von Sauer, a pupil of Liszt, at the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1919 he made his debut in Vienna, and subsequently toured throughout the world. He also taught at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music from 1937 to 1940 and the Brussels Conservatory of Music from 1954 to 1961. In 1950 he became a naturalized Belgian citizen.
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Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Allegro Vivace
Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Larghetto
Piano Concerto No. 1, E Minor Opus 11, Rondo Vivace
Piano Concerto Nr. 2 F Minor Opus 21, Maestoso
Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Scherzo Molto Vivace
Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Allegro Maestoso
Piano Concerto No. 2, F Minor Opus 21, Larghetto
Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Finale, presto Ma Non Tanto
Smetana: Czech Dances / Tance II (1879) - 2. Slepicka in B flat major (Moderato)
Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
Piano Sonata Nr. 3 B Minor Opus 58, Largo
Nocturne Op 27 No. 2
Piano Concerto No 2 In F: II
Waltz Nr. 10 B Minor Opus Post. 69: Ii
Piano Concerto No 2 In F: III
Piano Concerto No 2 In F: I
Nocturne C Minor Opus Posth.
Chopin Prelude 15 In D Flat Major Op 28-15 (Raindrop)
Chopin Nocturne 20 C Sharp Minor Op Posth.
Rondo a la krakowiak, op. 14
Prelude Nr. 20 C Minor Opus 28
Rondeau À La Krakowiak F Major, Opus 14
Sonate pour piano No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Waltzes, Op. 69: No. 2 in B Minor
Nocturne C Minor, Opus Post
Prelude No. 15, Raindrop
Czech Dances (10) for piano, Book 2, JB 1:114 - No. 2. Slepicka in B flat major: Moderato
Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
Nocturnes (3) for piano, Op. 9, CT. 108-110 - No. 2 in E flat major: Andante
24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Sostenuto "La goutte d'eau"
20 Nocturnes: No. 2, in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2: Andante
The Nutcraker 1
Sonata 2 in B Flat Minor Op 35 Lento
No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 1, E Minor Opus 11, Allegro Maestoso Risoluto
Liebestraum Nr. 3
Chopin: Waltz #7 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 64/2
Piano Concerto No. 2, F Minor Opus 21, Allegro Vivace
Lark Ascending (Excerpt)
Chopin: Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1 -"Farewell" - Waltz No.9 in A flat, Op.69 No.1 -"Farewell"
No. 2 In E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin: Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69 No.2 - Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69 No.2
Piano Concerto No. 1, E Minor Opus 11, Romanze Larghetto
No. 8 In D Flat, Op. 27 No. 2
Chopin: Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute" - Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute"
Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
Prelude No. 20 In C Minor, Op. 28
Chopin: Waltz No.2 in A flat, Op.34 No.1 - "Valse brillante" - Waltz No.2 in A flat, Op.34 No.1 - "Valse brillante"
No. 4 In F, Op. 15 No. 1
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