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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, Frederic 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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Author:   William Brown
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780253042927

ISBN 10:   0253042925
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A Few Words Before Acknowledgements A Brief Biography Master Classes and Lessons Interlude I. Master Classes 1. Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 2. Samuel Barber Sonata, Op. 26 Interlude II. Page Turners 3. Ludwig van Beethoven Thirty-Two Variations in C Minor, WoO 80 Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26 Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, Waldstein Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 4. Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Bk. 1 Klavierstücke, Op. 76 Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 Interlude III. Poor Pianos 5. Frédéric Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22 Deux Nocturnes, Op. 27 Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Berceuse, Op. 57 Barcarolle, Op. 60 Interlude IV. Hotel Stories 6. Claude Debussy Reflets dans l'eau, from Images, Book 1 Poisson d'or, from Images, Book II 7. George Frideric Handel Chaconne in G Major, HWV 442 Interlude V. Missed Concerts 8. Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, HOB. XVI:52, Mvt. 1 9. Franz Liszt Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141 Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 Interlude VI. Funny Stories 10. Felix Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 281 Piano Concerto in C Minor, K. 491 Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576 Interlude VII. Stories about Pianists 12. Serge Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 29 13. Sergei Rachmaninoff Étude-Tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6 Interlude VIII. Honorary Citizenship in Magdeburg, Germany 14. Maurice Ravel Sonatine Miroirs Interlude IX. Through Hell and Back 15. Franz Schubert Sonata in A minor, D. 784, Op. 143 Sonata in A minor, D. 845, Op. 42 Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90 Interlude X. A New Love 16. Robert Schumann Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 11, Grosse Sonate Faschingschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Appendix A. Menahem Pressler's Musical Ancestry Appendix B. Tributes from Former Students and Other Musicians Bibliography Index of Compositions Index of Names and Concepts

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Pressler is insightful and amusing in equal doses, as lionised astutely by his former student, William Brown. * International Piano *

Pressler is insightful and amusing in equal doses, as lionised astutely by his former student, William Brown. * International Piano *

Author Information

William Brown is Professor Emeritus of Music and Provost Emeritus at Southwest Baptist University. He earned two graduate performance degrees while studying with Menahem Pressler at Indiana University and is the author of Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching.

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