executive facility, testify to exceptional ability." Szalit was described by Niemann as "a veritable phenomenon of pianistic and musical talent." Artur Schnabel deemed her the greatest child prodigy in history. Nieman remarked that she could transpose at sight. Bie said she could transpose fugues at sight. From her first public recital in 1895 until 1906, Szalit performed not only solo recitals but also concertos with leading orchestras and chamber music with well-known ensembles widely throughout continental Europe and England. In September 1906, she was appointed head of the advanced piano class at the Lemberg Conservatory. Later life After 1906 Szalit disappeared from the public arena. (The Polish Wikipedia article :pl:Paulina Szalitówna mentions a reported concert in the autumn of 1913 with violinist Paul Kochański.) In 1918 she tried to re-establish herself on the Vienna musical scene. She repeated the attempt on March 27, 1921: "Piano instruction. The well-known pianist Paula Szalit offers first-class instruction, she also undertakes lessons in piano accompaniment and repetiteur work. Rotenlöwgasse 7, Apt 21." Paula Szalit died in a mental institution in Kulparkóv, near Lviv, in 1942, where she was buried without coffin on 12 February. Works For piano unless noted. Intermezzo in G sharp Praeludium Carpiccio (F minor) Miniatures Morceaux, op. 2 (1900): 1. Rêverie 2. Impromptu 3. Tendresse 4. Scène de Ballet 5. Mazurka 6. Valse 7. Intermezzo 8. Gavotte Traeumerei (1897) Intermezzo, Op. 3, no. 3. Impromptu in F, Op. 3 Im Winter: „Schlaf ein, mein süsses Kind“ (1897) (for voice and piano) References Bie, Oscar. Das Klavier und seine Meister. Munich: F. Bruckmann, 1898. Niemann, Walter. Meister des Klaviers. Berlin: Verlegt bei Schuster Loeffler, 1919. Notes External links 1885 births 1942 deaths Child classical musicians Pupils of Heinrich Schenker Jewish classical musicians Polish classical pianists Polish women pianists Polish composers 19th-century Polish Jews Musicians from Lviv Lviv Conservatory alumni 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century Polish women musicians 20th-century classical pianists Women classical pianists Polish women composers 19th-century women pianists 20th-century women pianists