Volume I of this multi-part treatise features precise but creative exercises for serious pianists looking to build flexibility and skill. All of these original exercises were written specifically for this book by world-famous masters -- including Leopold Godowsky and Emil von Sauer -- who also share[...]
This classic of music criticism provides detailed studies of 23 of Mozart's piano concertos. It contains 417 musical examples along with authoritative information on the concertos' form, tone, style, balance, and the circumstances of their composition. The author compares and contrasts each piece wi[...]
The elegant Romantic piano music of Anton Arensky served as the foundation of works by Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. This collection of short works contains the title suite as well as Six Canonic Pieces, Three Esquisses, Six Essais sur les Rhythmes Oubilees, Four Etudes, Six Caprices, and Scherzo.[...]
The most authoritative English-language study of Liszt's oeuvre, this survey by a noted musicologist examines the works in chronological order and the medium for which they were written. Subjects include romantic pieces, symphonic poems, songs, symphonies, and other compositions. A biographical summ[...]