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Piano Virtuosos: 4 Classic Books on Piano Mastery

Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered, Variations Chromatiques de Concert, Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers, etc.

by Josef Hofmann, Georges Bizet, Harriette Brower, James Francis Cooke ...

In the anthology 'Piano Virtuosos: 4 Classic Books on Piano Mastery', readers are introduced to a nuanced exploration of piano performance and pedagogy, represented through an eclectic mix of literary styles and contexts. This collection spans from intimate reflections on personal mastery to comprehensive tutelage on technique and artistry. Each piece complements the others, creating a mosaic that ... Read more

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In the anthology 'Piano Virtuosos: 4 Classic Books on Piano Mastery', readers are introduced to a nuanced exploration of piano performance and pedagogy, represented through an eclectic mix of literary styles and contexts. This collection spans from intimate reflections on personal mastery to comprehensive tutelage on technique and artistry. Each piece complements the others, creating a mosaic that
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Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered

Enriched edition. Unlocking the Secrets of Piano Mastery and Technique

by Josef Hofmann, Tara Reid ...

In "Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered," Josef Hofmann, a renowned virtuoso and pedagogue, masterfully combines practical insights and profound theoretical understanding to explore the intricacies of piano performance. Written in a clear and engaging style, Hofmann's text addresses both technical skills and expressive artistry, emphasizing the psychological dimensions of musical ... Read more

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In "Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered," Josef Hofmann, a renowned virtuoso and pedagogue, masterfully combines practical insights and profound theoretical understanding to explore the intricacies of piano performance. Written in a clear and engaging style, Hofmann's text addresses both technical skills and expressive artistry, emphasizing the psychological dimensions of musical
... Read more
Piano Playing : with Piano Questions Answered

by Josef Hofmann ...

Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano ... Read more

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Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano
... Read more
Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered

by Josef Hofmann ...

This little book purposes to present a general view of artistic piano-playing and to offer to young students the results of such observations as I have made in the years of my own studies, as well as of the experiences which my public activity has brought me. ... Read more

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This little book purposes to present a general view of artistic piano-playing and to offer to young students the results of such observations as I have made in the years of my own studies, as well as of the experiences which my public activity has brought me.
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大師班：約瑟夫・霍夫曼的琴藝漫談與問答

Piano Playing With Piano Questions Answered

by 約瑟夫・霍夫曼, Josef Hofmann ...

傳奇鋼琴家霍夫曼現身傳授琴藝的心法與技法作曲家荀柏格認為，約瑟夫・霍夫曼的演奏融合了古典主義的純淨與浪漫主義的優雅，不僅擁有郭多夫斯基的全部技巧，色彩與感情都更為豐沛。他的風格兼具高貴的音樂線與如歌的音色，同時擁有廣大的動態，從最虛無縹緲的極弱音到突然爆發的波濤洶湧，都能完美掌握；作曲家暨鋼琴家拉赫曼尼諾夫更是將第三號鋼琴協奏曲題獻給他。然而，霍夫曼不只是二十世紀最著名的鋼琴家，在演奏上有傑出成就，分享琴藝的心法與技法更是鉅細彌遺不藏私。本書包含了兩部分，第一部分他侃侃而談對琴藝的看法，以及他在安東・魯賓斯坦門下的求學經驗，生動有趣，兩人間的真摯情誼令人動容。第二部分是他對學琴者提出的種種問題所做的答覆，內容千奇百怪，從練琴時可不可以一邊讀書以避免無聊、要選男老師還是女老師，到精準的技巧問題，像是該如何踩踏板、手該怎麼使力、怎麼把圓滑奏彈好、如何練習八度，不一而足。然而，無論問題多大多小 ... Read more

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傳奇鋼琴家霍夫曼現身傳授琴藝的心法與技法作曲家荀柏格認為，約瑟夫・霍夫曼的演奏融合了古典主義的純淨與浪漫主義的優雅，不僅擁有郭多夫斯基的全部技巧，色彩與感情都更為豐沛。他的風格兼具高貴的音樂線與如歌的音色，同時擁有廣大的動態，從最虛無縹緲的極弱音到突然爆發的波濤洶湧，都能完美掌握；作曲家暨鋼琴家拉赫曼尼諾夫更是將第三號鋼琴協奏曲題獻給他。然而，霍夫曼不只是二十世紀最著名的鋼琴家，在演奏上有傑出成就，分享琴藝的心法與技法更是鉅細彌遺不藏私。本書包含了兩部分，第一部分他侃侃而談對琴藝的看法，以及他在安東・魯賓斯坦門下的求學經驗，生動有趣，兩人間的真摯情誼令人動容。第二部分是他對學琴者提出的種種問題所做的答覆，內容千奇百怪，從練琴時可不可以一邊讀書以避免無聊、要選男老師還是女老師，到精準的技巧問題，像是該如何踩踏板、手該怎麼使力、怎麼把圓滑奏彈好、如何練習八度，不一而足。然而，無論問題多大多小
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Piano Playing

With Piano Questions Answered

by Josef Hofmann ...

Series series Dover Books On Music: Piano
Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano ... Read more

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Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano
... Read more

A Pianist's A–Z

A piano lover's reader

by Alfred Brendel ...

'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.'Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six decades of performing, he has been passing on his insight and experience in the form of lectures, readings and master-classes. This reader for lovers of the piano distils his musical and linguistic ... Read more

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'This book distils what, at my advanced age, I feel able to say about music, musicians, and matters of my pianistic profession.'Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six decades of performing, he has been passing on his insight and experience in the form of lectures, readings and master-classes. This reader for lovers of the piano distils his musical and linguistic
... Read more
Music, Sense and Nonsense

Collected Essays and Lectures

by Alfred Brendel ...

Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of our time, is renowned for his masterly interpretations of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt, and has been credited with rescuing from oblivion the piano music of Schubert's last years. Far from having merely one string to his bow, however, Brendel is also one of the world's most remarkable writers on music - possessed of the rare ability ... Read more

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Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of our time, is renowned for his masterly interpretations of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt, and has been credited with rescuing from oblivion the piano music of Schubert's last years. Far from having merely one string to his bow, however, Brendel is also one of the world's most remarkable writers on music - possessed of the rare ability
... Read more
Chopin : the Man and His Music

Unraveling the Emotions and Brilliance of Piano Masterpieces

by James Huneker ...

In "Chopin: The Man and His Music," James Huneker intricately explores the life and artistry of Fr√©d√©ric Chopin, weaving a rich tapestry of biographical insights and musical analysis. Huneker's prose is vibrant and impassioned, reflecting both his deep admiration for Chopin's genius and his acute understanding of the Romantic musical landscape. The book situates Chopin within the broader context ... Read more

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In "Chopin: The Man and His Music," James Huneker intricately explores the life and artistry of Fr√©d√©ric Chopin, weaving a rich tapestry of biographical insights and musical analysis. Huneker's prose is vibrant and impassioned, reflecting both his deep admiration for Chopin's genius and his acute understanding of the Romantic musical landscape. The book situates Chopin within the broader context
... Read more
Style and Idea

by Arnold Schoenberg ...

In these enlightening essays, the Austrian composer and music theorist presents his vision of how music speaks to us and what it is capable of saying.This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music, composition in twelve tones, entertaining through composing, the relationship of heart and mind in music ... Read more

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In these enlightening essays, the Austrian composer and music theorist presents his vision of how music speaks to us and what it is capable of saying.This book is full of essays which Arnold Schoenberg wrote on style and idea. He talks about the relationship to the text, new and outmoded music, composition in twelve tones, entertaining through composing, the relationship of heart and mind in music
... Read more
Notes on Chopin

by André Gide ...

Translated by Bernard Frechtman ...

An inspiring discourse on the power of music from one of the twentieth century's most important figures, André GideAndré Gide, one of the great intellectuals of the twentieth century and a devoted pianist, invites readers to reevaluate Frédéric Chopin as a composer "betrayed . . . deeply, intimately, totally violated" by a music community that had fundamentally misinterpreted his work. As a ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An inspiring discourse on the power of music from one of the twentieth century's most important figures, André GideAndré Gide, one of the great intellectuals of the twentieth century and a devoted pianist, invites readers to reevaluate Frédéric Chopin as a composer "betrayed . . . deeply, intimately, totally violated" by a music community that had fundamentally misinterpreted his work. As a
... Read more
Violin Playing as I Teach It

by Leopold Auer ...

Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'. With a wealth of information on the subject that the modern reader will still find of practical use today, this ... Read more

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Originally published in 1921, this book was written in an attempt to, 'give the serious teacher and student the practical benefit of the knowledge acquired during a lifetime's playing the violin, including mechanical means and technical procedure as well as the ideas and ideals of art'. With a wealth of information on the subject that the modern reader will still find of practical use today, this
... Read more

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