Great Pianists on Piano Playing

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Author

Cooke, James Francis, 1875-1960

Title

Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression

Credits

Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

MT: Music: Musical instruction and study, Composition

Subject

Piano -- Performance

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Text

eBook-No.

28026

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28026

Release Date

February 8, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber's Note — GREAT PIANISTS ON PIANO PLAYING
2. 2.JAMES FRANCIS COOKE — A SERIES OF PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES WITH RENOWNED MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD, PRESENTING THE MOST MODERN IDEAS UPON THE SUBJECTS OF TECHNIC, INTERPRETATION, STYLE AND EXPRESSION
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.I — THE ARTIST'S LIFE — The Virtuoso's Career as It Really Is — Golden Bait — Freak Pianists — A Pathetic Example — The Pianist of To-day — The Magic of Magnetism — A Notable Example — The Greatest Thing of All
5. 5.II — ARE PIANISTS BORN OR MADE? — The American Virtuoso of To-day
6. 6.PEPITO ARRIOLA — Biographical
7. 7.III — THE STORY OF A WONDER CHILD — pepito arriola — My Earliest Recollections — My Friendship With Arthur Nikisch — My First Regular Instruction — Early Repertory — My Daily Practice — General Education — Theoretical Studies — Reading and Study — At the Concert — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES I — pepito arriola
8. 8.WILHELM BACHAUS — Biographical
9. 9.IV — THE PIANIST OF TO-MORROW — wilhelm bachaus — To-day, Yesterday and To-morrow — The Wonderful Efficacy of Scales — Bach Musically Omnipotent — The Old That Is Ever New — Difficulties in New Pianoforte Compositions — Mere Difficulty No Longer Astounds — Modern Compositions — The Most Difficult Compositions — Praise That Irritates — Why Not Seek the Beautiful? — Exercises That Give Immediate Help — Avoid Too Complicated Exercises — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES II — wilhelm bachaus
10. 10.HAROLD BAUER — Biographical
11. 11.V — ARTISTIC ASPECTS OF PIANO STUDY — harold bauer — The Immediate Relation of Technic To Music — The Aim of Technic — Seeking Individual Expression — The Resistance of the Medium — The Perversion of Studies — The Unit of Musical Expression — Music First, the Instrument Afterwards — Variety the Spice of Art — Muscular and Nervous Energy — Phrasing and Breathing — The Natural Effect of Emotions — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES III — harold bauer
12. 12.FANNY BLOOMFIELD-ZEISLER — Biographical
13. 13.VI — APPEARING IN PUBLIC — fanny bloomfield-zeisler — Thorough Preparation Necessary — Leschetizky and 'Method' — Well-selected Programs — Personality — Do Not Attempt the Impossible — Foreign Débuts — Practical Suggestions — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES IV — fanny bloomfield-zeisler
14. 14.FERRUCCIO BENVENUTO BUSONI — Biographical
15. 15.VII — IMPORTANT DETAILS IN PIANO STUDY — ferruccio benvenuto busoni — The Significance of the Detail — Learning To Listen — Self Development — Finding Individual Faults — Details of Phrasing and Accentuation — Bach, Bach, Bach — Questions on Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Piano Playing — SERIES V — ferruccio benvenuto busoni
16. 16.TERESA CARREÑO — Biographical
17. 17.VIII — DISTINCTIVE PIANO PLAYING — teresa carreño — Early Evidences of Individuality — New Problems at Every Step — The Teacher's Responsibility — Edward MacDowell's Individuality — Developing Individuality Through Poetry — Cultivating Vivacity and Brilliancy — The Importance of Studying Musical History — Questions on Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Piano Playing — SERIES VI — teresa carreño
18. 18.OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH — Biographical
19. 19.IX — ESSENTIALS OF TOUCH — ossip gabrilowitsch — A Rigid Arm Undesirable — Touch a Distinguishing Characteristic — Combining Different Touches — Mechanical Methods Dangerous — Students Should Hear Virtuosos — Methods, and Still More Methods — Don't Neglect Ear Training — Artistic Interpretation Paramount — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES VII — ossip gabrilowitsch
20. 20.LEOPOLD GODOWSKY — Biographical
21. 21.X — THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TECHNIC — leopold godowsky — Ideas Upon Technic Often Erroneous — The Brain Side of Piano Study — The Emotions in Piano Playing — Inspiring the Student — Changes in the Mechanism of the Instrument — The Significance of Weight Playing — Moulding the Fingers To the Keys — Individuality, Character and Temperament — Genius and Work — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES VIII — leopold godowsky
22. 22.KATHARINE GOODSON — Biographical
23. 23.XI — ANALYZING MASTERPIECES — katharine goodson — The Natural Tendency To Analyze — The First Step in Analyzing a New Piece — The Poetic Idea of the Piece — Studying the Rhythm — The Analysis of Phrases — Studying the Harmony — A Careful Analysis of Touch Effects — The Responsibilities of the Teacher — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES IX — katharine goodson
24. 24.JOSEF HOFMANN — Biographical
25. 25.XII — PROGRESS IN PIANO STUDY — josef hofmann — What Determines Changes in Playing — The New Technic and the Old — Technic Since Liszt — Definite Methods are Little More than Stencils — The Study of Details Imperative — Well-meaning Advisers — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES X — josef hofmann
26. 26.JOSEF LHÉVINNE — Biographical
27. 27.XIII — PIANO STUDY IN RUSSIA — josef lhévinne — Russia's Many Keyboard Masters — With the Musical Child in Russia — The Kind of Music the Russian Child Hears — Instruction Books — Opportunities for Virtuoso-Students in Russia — Why Russian Pianists Are Famed for Technic — Modern Russian Influence in Musical Art — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XI — josef lhévinne
28. 28.VLADIMIR DE PACHMANN — Biographical
29. 29.XIV — SEEKING ORIGINALITY — vladimir de pachmann — The Meaning of Originality — Machine Teaching — Originality the Road To Permanent Fame — The Most Original Composers — Self-help the Secret of Many Successes — A Surprised Teacher — Deep Thought Necessary — Take Time To Do Things Well — Mastering Artistic Details — Something No One Can Teach — The Best Teacher — The Basis of Greatness — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XII — vladimir de pachmann
30. 30.MAX PAUER — Biographical
31. 31.XV — MODERN PIANISTIC PROBLEMS — max pauer — Acquiring the Requisite Technic — Innovators Should Be Pianists — Avoid Machine-like Playing — Broad Understanding Necessary — Freedom From Convention — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XIII — max pauer
32. 32.S. V. RACHMANINOFF — Biographical
33. 33.XVI — ESSENTIALS OF ARTISTIC PLAYING — s. v. rachmaninoff — Forming the Proper Conception of a Piece — Technical Proficiency — Proper Phrasing — Regulating the Tempo — Character in Playing — The Significance of the Pedal — The Danger of Convention — Real Musical Understanding — Playing To Educate the Public — The Vital Spark — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XIV — s. v. rachmaninoff
34. 34.ALFRED REISENAUER — Biographical
35. 35.XVII — SYSTEMATIC MUSICAL TRAINING — alfred reisenauer — Köhler's Technical Scheme — With Liszt — Liszt's Pedagogical Methods — A Unique Attitude — The Future of Pianoforte Music — American Musical Taste — Concert Conditions in America — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XV — alfred reisenauer
36. 36.EMIL SAUER — Biographical
37. 37.XVIII — THE TRAINING OF THE VIRTUOSO — emil sauer — Slow Systematic Practice — The Necessity for a Good General Education — Clean Playing vs. Slovenly Playing — Health a Vital Factor — Judicious Use of Technical Exercises — Study Abroad — Versatility — Cultivating Finger Strength — Velocity — Talent — Be Natural — Talent Counts — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XVI — emil sauer
38. 38.XAVER SCHARWENKA — Biographical
39. 39.XIX — ECONOMY IN MUSIC STUDY — xaver scharwenka — Time Lost in Early Study — Ear-Training — Waste in Technical Study — Waste in Unimportant Subjects — Brain Technic Versus Finger Technic — A Case in Point — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XVII — xaver scharwenka
40. 40.ERNEST SCHELLING — Biographical
41. 41.XX — LEARNING A NEW PIECE — ernest schelling — Preliminary Study — The Technical Demands of the Piece — Formal Divisions — The Touch Required — The Right Tempo — Rhythmic Peculiarities — The Composer's Inspiration — Studying the Phrasing — Marking the Fingering — Memorizing — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XVIII — ernest schelling
42. 42.SIGISMUND STOJOWSKI — BIOGRAPHICAL
43. 43.XXI — WHAT INTERPRETATION REALLY IS — sigismund stojowski — The Composer's Limitations in His Means of Expression — The Interpreter Must Coöperate with the Composer — Studying the Historical Background — The Inadequacy of Musical Signs — Learning the Musical Language — Mistakes Peculiar to the Pianoforte Player — Questions in Style, Interpretation, Expression and Technic of Pianoforte Playing — SERIES XIX — Sigismund Stojowski — Transcriber's Notes

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