Lewenthal Family History & Genealogy

Benedict M Lewenthal of Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina was born on April 1, 1901, and died at age 71 years old in December 1972.

Ernest A Lewenthal of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, CA was born on November 26, 1917, and died at age 77 years old on April 28, 1995.

Raymond Lewenthal, a colorful and imaginative explorer of forgotten Romantic piano repertory, died of a heart attack Monday night. He was 62 years old and lived in Hudson, N.Y. Mr. Lewenthal is especially remembered for helping to revive the difficult and arcane piano music of Charles-Valentin Alkan, but his restorative efforts were also devoted to other 19th-century composers - Busoni, Reinecke, Field, Henselt, Scharwenka, Thalberg and Anton Rubinstein. The Romantic Style The pianist was known for his strong technique and grand manner - crowd-pleasing qualities he applied often to his public performances of Liszt. Harold C. Schonberg of The New York Times, wrote of a 1976 performance of Alkan's ''Funeral March for a Parrot'' that when Mr. Lewenthal, ''cadaverous, tall and saturnine, came out wearing black and a black silk topper decorated with a mourning band, and led a procession of four singers and four desperately squealing oboists . . . that was the Romantic revival.'' A critic for The Times of London considered Mr. Lewenthal's Liszt performances ''in the big Romantic manner such as we now associate with a vanished age.'' Mr. Lewenthal was born in San Antonio of Russian-French parentage and grew up in Hollywood where he was a child actor in films until the age of 15. His piano education was both bicoastal and international, including stops in New York and Paris under teachers like Alfred Cortot, Lydia Cherkassky, Olga Samaroff and Guido Agosti. Assault Interrupts Career His career was interrupted and nearly ended in 1953 when he was assaulted in Central Park and suffered broken arms and hands. He stopped playing, traveled to Europe, studied there for three years and subsequently went to South America where he lived, often hand-to-mouth, for seven years. In 1964, he returned to the United States and resumed his career. Mr. Lewenthal's last major appearances were his concerts - five in five days - with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in 1982. He was troubled by heart problems in later years and devoted much of his time to finishing and seeking a publisher for a large biography of his hero, Alkan. It is said to have occupied him for 25 years, and remains unpublished.

Carmen A Lewenthal of TX was born circa 1956. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carmen A. (Cortez) Lewenthal.

Lance M Lewenthal of Bexar County, TX was born circa 1950. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lance M. Lewenthal.

George A Lewenthal of Bexar County, TX was born circa 1923. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George A. (Farley) Lewenthal.

Eugene L Lewenthal of Bexar County, TX was born circa 1917. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Eugene L. Lewenthal.

Jeffrey D Lewenthal was born on February 11, 1944, and died at age 64 years old on July 5, 2008. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeffrey D Lewenthal.

Florence R Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on March 5, 1893, and died at age 94 years old on January 18, 1988.

Ida M Lewenthal of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, CA was born on January 1, 1902, and died at age 97 years old on June 7, 1999.

Robert Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on February 12, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in December 1981.

Leontine Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on September 11, 1884, and died at age 82 years old in December 1966.

William Lewenthal of Auburn, Placer County, California was born on October 24, 1907, and died at age 69 years old in December 1976.

Henry Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on January 16, 1894, and died at age 80 years old in September 1974.

Ida Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on December 25, 1889, and died at age 97 years old on December 23, 1987.

Lloyd Lewenthal of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on November 9, 1898, and died at age 68 years old in October 1967.

Henry A Lewenthal of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ was born on January 22, 1895, and died at age 85 years old on November 6, 1980.

Helen Lewenthal of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona was born on April 28, 1908, and died at age 74 years old in December 1982.

Zora I Lewenthal of Casper, Natrona County, WY was born on March 29, 1898, and died at age 106 years old on January 7, 2005.

Patricia J Lewenthal of San Antonio, Bexar County, TX was born on December 7, 1925, and died at age 72 years old on June 15, 1998.