Many years ago, this interesting manuscript came into my possession. It is an essay by the great American pianist Raymond Lewenthal (1923-88) entitled “Remembrance of Nyiregyhazi Past” in which he gives his personal recollections of the remarkable pianistic genius Ervin Nyiregyhazi (1903-87).

My manuscript is a rather poor quality photocopy of Lewenthal’s twelve-page typescript with his handwritten annotations. The last page is incomplete, but is clearly headed towards its conclusion. It is reproduced here for educational purposes in the hope that the insights it contains will be of benefit to all who are fascinated by the phenomenon that was Nyiregyhazi.