Piano Mastery

Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers

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Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers is by Harriette Brower. The contents pair pianists with topics, such as Ernest Schelling on The Hand of a Pianist, Ernesto Consolo on Making the Piano a Musical Instrument and Sigismond Stojowski on Mind in Piano Study.

One talk says a great artist's performance of a noble work ought to sound like a spontaneous improvisation, and that Paderewski endeavors uniformly to render a piece in the manner and spirit in which he has conceived it. Another talk says the repertoire should be comprehensive and built on broad lines, and that for gaining power, heavy chords are very beneficial. A summary by the author says many great pianists believe in daily technic practise, and many more testify that scales, chords, arpeggios and octaves constitute their daily bread.