Haskil's career flourished from the Second World War to 1960. As a soloist, she was prized for her exquisite and poetic phrasing and her singing line. And as a concerto performer, she worked with some of the greatest conductors and orchestras of her day: her Mozart and Beethoven concertos were magnificent. Though her life was blighted by illness, she persevered with music and it sustained her and enriched her performances, imbuing them with a touch of brilliance that shines through her recordings despite their age. Her friend Charlie Chaplin revered her as one of the few geniuses he'd ever met.