Great Pianists on Piano Playing

Great Pianists on Piano PlayingLearning from a virtuoso is something that any piano student would love to do. But while master classes are rare, this remarkable book allows us to share the thoughts, musical insights, and experience of the world's greatest pianists. In 28 separate interviews, these legendary artists talk about piano technique, musical development, what is required to achieve virtuoso piano artistry, and many other topics related to keyboard performance. Included are

1940s immigration

idealized the glamor and sophistication of the American woman in masterly pen-and-ink drawings

ruins of castles and monasteries

historic jesus

unheard-of engineering feats and disastrous failures

Houck has suggested a stitch or stitches that produce optimal effects

and storage units

traveling to the Moon

Claude Frollo

books on mechanical models

"A compendious

In addition to his lectures about ancient weapons and his demonstrations of their use