..". fluently written and often humorous... " Notes
..". should be required reading for performers and teachers." The Eighteenth Century
Konrad Wolff characterizes in detail the personal musical language of several great masters of the piano, pursuing different lines of investigation to discover each composer s essential traits. He brings the accumulated wisdom of his long career as a pianist and teacher to this delineation of compositional styles. Both intellect and musicality contribute to his cogent observations, and his literary style is as eloquent as the music he...
..". fluently written and often humorous... " Notes
..". should be required reading for performers and teachers." The Eighteenth Century
Even after acquiring the Doctor of Laws degree from both the University of Berlin and the Sorbonne (discussed in a letter, along with the effects of living in Europe during the Nazi era), Konrad Wolff's enthusiasm for music was so overwhelming that he became a professional musician in his mid-thirties. That enthusiasm is contagious. The more one reads his work, the more one understands music, but perhaps of greater importance, the more one loves it.
This is the only collection of a substantial quantity of his prolific writings (many never published before) under one cover. With almost...
Even after acquiring the Doctor of Laws degree from both the University of Berlin and the Sorbonne (discussed in a letter, along with the effects o...
Artur Schnabel s reputation as a pianist and teacher has grown steadily, and his innovative approach to the pianist s art has attracted increasing interest. This book originally prepared while its author was studying with Schnabel, and supervised by the master himself is unique for two reasons: it is the only detailed treatment of Schnabel s system as such, and it is the first general survey describing the range of a pianist s interpretive concerns to appear in this century. Formerly titled The Teaching of Artur Schnabel, this second edition includes a new preface by Alfred Brendel."
Artur Schnabel s reputation as a pianist and teacher has grown steadily, and his innovative approach to the pianist s art has attracted increasing int...
