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Moscow and its Conservatoire was long, perhaps still is, the heart of Russian pianism. Its graduates range through Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Medtner, Richter, Gilels, Ashkenazy, Pletnev and beyond.
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Moscow and its Conservatoire was long, perhaps still is, the heart of Russian pianism. Its graduates range through Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Medtner, Richter, Gilels, Ashkenazy, Pletnev and beyond. Professor Christopher Barnes, a professor of Slavic languages at the University of Toronto, has translated hitherto unavailable essays, critiques and lectures from the leading teaching lights at the Moscow Conservatoire. This is a feast of valuable piano pedagogy.
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| Composer(s) | Beethoven, Ludwig van, Chopin, Frédéric, Liszt, Franz, Prokofiev, Sergei, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, Schumann, Robert |
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Introduction
A Note on the Authors
Part One – Techniques and Artistry:
1. Samuel Feinberg – The Road to Artistry
2. Alexander Goldenweiser – Advice from a Pianist and Teacher
3. Lev Oborin – Some Principles of Pianoforte Technique
4. Konstantin Igumnov – Some Remarks on Technique
5. Grigorii Ginzburg – Notes on Mastery of the Piano
Part Two – Lessons and Masterclasses:
1. Samuel Feinberg – Beethoven’s Appassionata: A Performer’s Commentary
2. Sviatoslav Richter – Three Answers to Questions about Beethoven’s Sonata Appassionata
3. Heinrich Neuhaus – Work on Beethoven’s Sonata in A major Opus 101
4. Maria Eshchenko – Chopin Etudes (based on classes with Samuel Feinberg)
5. Yakov Flier – Reflections on Chopin’s Fourth Ballade
6. Alexander Goldenweiser – Notes on Chopin’s Ballade in F minor
7. Konstatin Igumnov – Chopin’s Fourth Ballade in F minor
8. Nina Lelchuk and Elena Dolinskaya – Lesson with Yakov Flier (based on Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No.1 and Prokofiev’s Sonata No.3)
9. Olga Stupakova and Genrietta Mirvis – Yakov Zak as Teacher (on Liszt’s Sonata, Schumann’s Etudes Symphoniques and Rakhmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody)
Bibliography
Index of Pianists
Composers and Works
Index of Piano Playing Terms
Here is a book worth its weight in platinum! Christopher Barnes, a professor of Slavic languages at the University of Toronto, has translated hitherto unavailable essays, critiques and lectures from the leading teaching lights at the Moscow Conservatoire. This is a feast of valuable piano pedagogy …
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