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Famous Pianists and Their Technique

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Description for Famous Pianists and Their Technique Paperback. A fascinating look at the technique of world-renowned pianists from the last two centuries Num Pages: 636 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG; AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 172 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1022.

Famous 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
636
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
1022g
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253348555
SKU
V9780253348555
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About Reginald R. Gerig
Reginald R. Gerig is Professor of Piano Emeritus at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he taught from 1952 to 1987, having served as Chair of the Piano Department for fourteen of those years. He was previously also on faculty at the Eastman School of Music and received several degrees from The Juilliard School of Music.

Reviews for Famous Pianists and Their Technique
. . . [a] classic study of keyboard technique . . . .
Patricia Stroh
Beethoven Journal
This book was eye-opening when the first edition . . . appeared, and it remains so today. . . . The new edition is somewhat enhanced with the addition of a short foreword by Alan Walker and a number of ... Read more

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