Famous Pianists & Their TechniqueFamous Pianists and Their Technique has been a standard in the field since its first publication in 1974. This widely used and acclaimed history of piano technical thought includes insights into the techniques of masters such as C.P.E. Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Clementi, Czerny, Debussy, Godowsky, Horowitz, Levinskaya, Leschetizky, the Lhevinnes, Liszt, Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rubinstein, and Schubert, among others. Called "the bible of piano technique" by Maurice Hinson, this book is a comprehensive resource for the student, teacher, and professional pianist who seek to discover the secrets of how the immortal professional pianists developed and polished their mechanical and musical technique. This expanded edition contains a foreword by Alan Walker, a new preface, and multiple new appendices. |
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Contents
The Meaning of Technique | 1 |
The Early Clavier Methods | 9 |
The Beginnings of the Piano | 35 |
Mozart and the Early Piano Technique | 49 |
The Culmination of the Viennese | 65 |
The Dynamic Beethoven Technique | 81 |
Technique Personified | 103 |
The Early Methodology | 121 |
Russian Nationalism | 287 |
The French School | 315 |
Breithaupt and Weight Technique | 329 |
Matthay His Pupils and Colleagues | 361 |
Piano Technique Comes of Age | 407 |
Contemporary Technical Thought | 447 |
The Perspectives of an Enlightened Piano Technique | 507 |
The Aesthetic Imperative | 519 |
The Lyricism of Chopin | 143 |
Liszt and Virtuoso Technique | 171 |
The Schumann Circle | 197 |
The Beginnings of Modern Technical Methods | 229 |
The Leschetizky Influence | 271 |
Historical Concepts and Perspectives of Piano Technical Thought | 554 |
Bibliography | 567 |
Glossary | 591 |
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