Ernst von Dohnányi" . . . a rare kind of biography and autobiography: a clear and elegant exposition of fact, as well as a humane portrait of a great piano virtuoso, composer, teacher, and democratic soul, as told to and seen through the eyes of one close to him." Mark Mitchell Ernst von Dohnnyi (18771960) was one of the most highly respected musicians of his time. The young Dohnnyi enjoyed an international prestige that brought him into contact with such 19th century