Master Classes with Menahem Pressler
| Author | : William Brown |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2019-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253042941 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253042941 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (941 Downloads) |
Download or read book Master Classes with Menahem Pressler written by William Brown and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Menahem Pressler is a world-renowned piano soloist, master class teacher, and member of the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio. In this companion to his first book, Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching, Pressler's former student William Brown brings together Pressler's teachings on an additional 37 piano masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert, and Robert Schumann. With over 200 musical examples and measure-by-measure lessons on masterpieces of the piano repertoire as well as instructions on phrasing, fingering, imagery, dynamic contrasts, pianistic touches, articulation, and practice drills, pianists of all levels will benefit from Pressler's expertise.
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