Braggiotti and Shaw

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Mario- BRAGGIOTTI And Walten SHAW

NEW YORK, N. Y.

…And such music!  Braggiotti and Shaw made a sensational hit with their rendition of Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue …Literally brought down the house.
By Knickerbocker, New York Journal-American, Dec. 28, 1942




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National Applause for the Sensational Duo-Pianists




ENTHUSIASTICALLY ACCLAIMED BY THE PRESS AND …THE SPONSORS

CLEVELAND, O.
(Soloists with The Cleveland Summer Orchestra)


Cheers, whistles and vigorous applause long after the stage lights were lowered, were the rewards of Braggiotti and his new two-piano partner, Walter Shaw, at the Pop concert last night in Public Hall.  It was an ovation, all right—and an ovation well deserved for the team really gave out.  Their performance with the supporting Cleveland Summer Orchestra was dynamic …  It's one of the best duo piano attractions in the country today, when it comes to popular appeal …  Practically brought the house of 6,000 down.
By Milton Wilder, The Cleveland Press, July 25, 1942



SEATTLE, WASH.
(De Luxe Theatre Series)


PIANO-DUO CHEERED BY FULL HOUSE— They have done it again.  Only this time it was Braggiotti and Shaw.  The team is one of superb precision whose trading of melody is imperceptable and whose progressive approach to all music is refreshing …  Braggiotti, master showman … Shaw was in complete accord … and how those boys could swing it!  Naturally there were encores that brought howls and cheers.
The Seattle Times, November 8, 1942



SPARTANBURG, S. C.
(Spartanburg Civic Music Association)


AMUSING CONCERT GIVEN AT COLLEGE BY DUO-PIANISTS— A streamlined and most-entertaining concert … an enthusiastic audience of 1,500 persons …  The Spartanburg Music Association should book more concerts like those given by Braggiotti Shaw team.
By W. E. S., Herald, October 15, 1942



AMES, IA.
(Iowa State College)


NEW PIANO TEAM OF BRAGGIOTTI AND SHAW WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO VETERAN FRAY-BRAGGIOTTI DUO— Before a large crowd Braggiotti and Shaw ran the gamut of music from the classics to swing that had students and sailors keeping time with their feet.
Tribune, July 30, 1942



CHARLESTON, W. VA.
(The Junior League)


DUO-PIANISTS ARE ACCLAIMED— It was Shaw and Braggiotti, not Fray and Braggiotti, and it didn't make much difference.  The new piano-team played precisely and resoundingly, and a large audience applauded with increasing enthusiasm …  Both brought on the encores, which did not end until the artists played the national anthem.
By Jack Maurice, The Charleston Daily Mail, Feb. 13, 1943



RICHMOND, KY.
(Eastern Kentucky Teachers College)


BRAGGIOTTI AND SHAW THRILL AUDIENCE— Sophisticated entertainment on a high cultural level …  Decidedly successful concert …  Mario Braggiotti and Walter Shaw are among the most facile and clever of all the piano-teams …  A perfectly knit ensemble.
By Dr. Fred P. Giles, The Richmond Daily Register, February 16, 1943



CHARLOTTE, N. C.
(Queens College)


BRAGGIOTTI, NEW PARTNER ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED— Charlotte music lovers who went to hear the famous duo-pianists took their music rationing with enthusiasm …  Shaw and Braggiotti made a flawless team …  The response was noisy and prolonged … The audience loved it.
By Mary Gillet, The Charlotte Observer, February 26, 1943



SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
(Town Hall Uplifters Series)


TWO PIANISTS WIN APPLAUSE— Bragiotti writes excellent two-piano arrangements, and he and his new American partner, Walter Shaw, play them excellently.  As duo-pianists, they achieved a meticulous ensemble and a beautiful tone.  They proved excellent musicians as well as excellent pianists …  Won the hearty enthusiasm of yesterday's audience.
By Marjorie M. Fisher, The San Francisco News, November 2, 1942



EVANSVILLE, IND.
(Town Hall)


DUO PIANISTS PLEASE LARGE AUDIENCE— If one might hope the nations of the world could set around the peace table with an understanding of each other comparable to that of the duo pianists who sat across two pianos from each other yesterday morning at Loew's theater, the future of the world would seem much brighter.
By M. H. W., The Evansville Courier, January 20, 1943



SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
(Soloists with The Utah State Symphony Orchestra)


CONCERT DRAWS 7,000 PERSONS— Nearly 7,000 persons, including 2,500 service men, attended the sun-set concert in the University of Utah Stadium, presented by Braggiotti and Shaw, piano duo, and the Utah State Symphony orchestra in honor of men in uniform …  Enthusiastic audience …  Braggiotti and Shaw were called back repeatedly for encores.
The Salt Lake Telegram, August 26, 1942



OMAHA, NEBR.
(Aksarben Festival)


Ak-Sar-Ben provided truly royal musical entertainment …  Like Braggiotti, Walter Shaw is a sterling pianist and so admirable has he fitted himself into that difficult routine that they have welded their musical personalities until they are as one of four hands …  The audience was loathe to have them stop.
By Martin W. Bush, Morning World-Herald, October 28, 1942



BAY CITY, MICH.
(Town Hall Series)


BRAGGIOTTI-SHAW CONQUER CITY IN TOWN HALL CONCERT— The program was one of interesting diversity, to which audience members repeatedly paid the highest tribute possible for a two-piano recital, the remark that they play as one. …  One of the most entertaining and satisfying musical evenings Bay City has enjoyed in a long time.
By H. M. B., The Bay News, October 20, 1942



ATLANTA, GA.
(The Georgia School of Technology)


DUO-PIANO TEAM WELL RECEIVED AT GEORGIA TECH— One outstanding feature of the brilliant duo-piano concert at the Tech auditorium was the playing of the new team-mate, Walter Shaw …  Braggiotti and Shaw went swinging through a somewhat lighter program than that of last season, and it fairly sept a capacity audience.
The Atlanta Journal, October 15, 1942


TECH AUDIENCE HAILS BRAGGIOTTI AND PARTNER— One of the most enthusiastic local audiences of all time welcomed the pianist Mario Braggiotti, with a new team-mate, Walter Shaw, back to town last night …  The capacity audience was frank in its approval.
By Eugenia Bridges Harty, The Atlanta Constitution, Oct. 15, 1942



SAINT PAUL, MINN.
(Women's Institute)


INSTITUTE CONCERT CALLED MEMORABLE SUCCESS— Music and musicians made the season's first concert under auspices of the Women's Institute a memorable affair …  The two executants have the manual agility and the technical knowledge to go on; they have the art, indispensible to this specialty, of feeling and thinking together, dovetailing their efforts largely by mutual exercise of an anticipation geared to split-second timing.
By Frances Boardman, The Saint Paul Pioneer Press, October 1, 1942



AUBURN, ALA.
(Alabama Polytechnic Institute)


SHAW REPLACES FRAY, SCORES HIT AT ALUMNI— Auburn audiences shan't soon forget last evening's performance …  Shaw and Braggiotti's scope of musical feeling and superb technique allows them to play practically any school of music—with distinction …  Enthusiasm was shared by all.  The Gym was packed.  Shaw and Braggiotti were triumphant.
By John Rison Jones, Auburn Plainsmen, February 23, 1943



KANSAS CITY, MO.
(Soloists with The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra)


A FEAT BY PIANO TEAM— A crowd of 1,200 heard the fourth concert by the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring a new two-piano team that overcomes difficulties in a way that promises unusual success in a new popular form of concert work …  Enthusiastically received …  The duo responded with several encore numbers.
The Kansas City Times, December 7, 1942



AMARILLO, TEX.
(Soloists with The Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra)


BRILLIANT FIRST NIGHT OPENS PHILHARMONIC SEASON— It was the most brilliant first night …  The guest artists, Mario Braggiotti and Walter Shaw, repeated the triumph scored last year by Braggiotti and Jacques Fray, with a superb performance …  The crowd was reluctant to let them go; and after four encores the audience called for more …  It was an enjoyable brilliant musical evening.
The Amarillo Texas Globe, November 17, 1942



LUBBOCK, TEX.
(South Plains Civic Music Association)


BRAGGIOTTI AND SHAW APPEAR HERE IN POPULAR CONCERT— Mario Braggiotti, versatile and brilliant pianist, and Walter Shaw, a 23-year old musical genius, captured the fancy and applause of a South Plains Civic Music Association audience Tuesday night in a program that traveled from Bach to Gershwin to boogie-woogie and back to Bach by way of Braggiotti's Yankee Doodle. …  Wildly acclaiming audience.
By Margaret Turner, The Evening Journal, November 18, 1942



ROCHESTER, N. Y.
(The Eastman School of Music)


PIANISTS GIVE BRILLIANT RECITAL— The two-piano transcriptions they use are by Mr. Braggiotti and these transcriptions are as unorthodox as their performance. But the effect they achieve is like a sparkling windswept sky, and the tonal richness of their harmonization sometimes has the sound of a whole orchestra of pianos.
By A. J. Warner, Rochester Times-Union, March 18, 1942




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