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Author Brown, William Paul, 1947- author.

Title Master classes with Menahem Pressler / William Brown
Published Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 224 pages) : illustrations, music
Contents Interlude I. Master Classes. 1. Johann Sebastian Bach -- 2. Samuel Barber -- Interlude II. Page Turners. 3. Ludwig van Beethoven -- 4. Johannes Brahms -- Interlude III. Poor Pianos. 5. Frédéric Chopin -- Interlude IV. Hotel Stories. 6. Claude Debussy -- 7. George Frideric Handel -- Interlude V. Missed Concerts. 8. Franz Joseph Haydn -- 9. Franz Liszt -- Interlude VI. Funny Stories. 10. Felix Mendelssohn -- 11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Interlude VII. Stories about Pianists. 12. Serge Prokofiev -- 13. Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Interlude VIII. Honorary Citizenship in Magdeburg, Germany. 14. Maurice Ravel -- Interlude IX. Through Hell and Back. 15. Franz Schubert -- Interlude X. A New Love. 16. Robert Schumann -- Appendix A. Menahem Pressler's Musical Ancestry -- Appendix B. Tributes from Former Students and Other Musicians
Summary In this companion to his first book, Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching, William Brown brings together world-renowned piano soloist Menahem Pressler's teachings on 37 piano masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, and more
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Pressler, Menahem
SUBJECT Pressler, Menahem fast
Subject Piano music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
Piano music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018051363
ISBN 9780253042934
0253042933