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The Neil Sedaka most Americans never heard

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115

on March 2, 2026, 12:54 am, in reply to "R.I.P. Neil Sedaka at 86"

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Here, on the game show I've Got a Secret, he played the Fantasie Impromptu of Chopin, which he played soon thereafter in Moscow as a contestant in the 1967 Tchaikowsky Piano Competition. He was an honorable mention!

Artur Rubinstein said he was the best pianist in New York City, which I mentioned below.

You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

R.I.P. Neil Sedaka at 86

- Sia February 28, 2026, 5:57 am

The Neil Sedaka most Americans never heard - Pikes Peak 14115 March 2, 2026, 12:54 am

Amazing. - greenman March 2, 2026, 1:48 pm
Wonderful - Skye March 2, 2026, 2:34 am

Not a huge fan, I’ll admit - greenman February 28, 2026, 1:03 pm
- He wasn't my favorite, but he was decent enough and I believe, a good person - Sia February 28, 2026, 6:42 pm
- Artur Rubinstein called him best pianist in NYC - Pikes Peak 14115 February 28, 2026, 2:35 pm
  - I had heard he had classical training - greenman February 28, 2026, 3:01 pm
    - He liked to eat! - Pikes Peak 14115 February 28, 2026, 6:15 pm
      - Sad but true. - greenman March 2, 2026, 3:27 pm

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