Overview
The diaries of August Goellerich, secretary and student of Franz Liszt, provide a first-hand account of the Master's approach to piano teaching, his preferences and prejudices both musical and social, and his way of encouraging and befriending his students. They contain the mature Liszt's suggestions for interpreting his own works and those of his friend Chopin and of many other composers, offering invaluable advice from the most spectacular pianist of the 19th century. Pianists interested in the history of performance practice and the Romantic era will learn from and take delight in this volume.
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Author: Wilhelm Jerger , Wilhelm Jerger
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780253222732
ISBN 10: 0253222737
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 11 June 2010
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD 
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Table of Contents
"Acknowledgments Translator's Introduction The Piano Master Classes of Franz Liszt, 1884-1886 Foreword Literature Abbreviations Chronology of August Gollerich's Life Introduction to the Diaries The Diaries of August Gollerich 1. Weimar: May 31, 1884-July 6, 1884 2. Weimar: June 16, 1885-June 27, 1885 3. Weimar: June 28, 1885-September 29, 1885 4. Rome: November 11, 1885-January 12, 1886 5. Pest: February 18, 1886-February 25, 1886 6. Pest: Before March 2, 1886-March 6, 1886 7. Weimar: May 17, 1886-May 31, 1886 8. Weimar: June 15, 1886-June 26, 1886 Appendix A: ""Liszt,"" from The Memoirs of Frederic Lamond Appendix B: ""Liszt as Teacher,"" by Jose Vianna da Motta Glossary Bibliography Notes Index"
Reviews
[Liszt] gives practical tips, drawn from a well of experience sans pareil ... demonstrates how to project second-rate music (a Rubinstein concerto) ... [and] suggests ways of coping with the truly profound (in response to a student's performance of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations). Times Literary Supplement If one could go back in time and space, I feel sure most pianists ... would desire to go back to [Lizst's] time to study with this great personalityobut we cannot. However, in this book you have it all. Keyboard Teacher An unbelievable source of knowledge and thus indispensable ... Belongs with the most important [diaries] in the Liszt literature. Lizst Saeculum
Author Information
Richard Louis Zimdars is Despy Karlas Professor of Piano at the Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. He is translator and editor of The Piano Master Classes of Hans von Bülow: Two Participants' Accounts (IUP, 1993).
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