| Contents |
On accompanying audio disc: Sérénade / Berlioz-Redon (Francis Planté) (rec. 1928) (2:20) -- Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58: II / Chopin (Vladimir de Pachmann) (rec. 1916) (2:30) -- Fantasie impromptu, op. 66 / Chopin (Xavier Scharwenka) (rec. 1910) (4:07) -- Davidsbündlertänze, no. 2 / Schumann (Fanny Davies) (rec. 1930) (1:32) -- Valse oubliée, no. 1 / Liszt (Emil von Sauer) (rec. 1938) (2:39) -- Arietta (from Lyric pieces) / Grieg (Arthur de Greef) (rec. 1929) (1:04) -- Mazurka in B, op. 63, no. 1 / Chopin (Moriz Rosenthal) (rec. 1937) (2:13) -- Au bord d'une source / Liszt (Eugene d'Albert) (rec. ca. 1920) (3:29) -- Rejoice, Christians! / Bach-Busoni (rec. 1922) (1:51) -- Valse in E minor, op. posth. / Chopin (Leopold Godowsky) (rec. 1916) (1:49) -- Prelude in F minor, op. 32, no. 6 / Rachmaninoff (Sergei Rachmaninoff) (rec. 1940) (1:17) -- Traumeswirren, from Fantasiestücke, op. 12 / Schumann (Harold Bauer) (rec. 1935) (2:38) -- Nouvelle etude in F minor / Chopin (Alfred Cortot) (rec. 1947) (1:51) -- Song without words, op. 38, no. 6 / Mendelssohn (Mark Hambourg) (rec. 1932) (2:35) -- Capriccio in B minor, op. 76, no. 2 / Brahms (Severin Eisenberger) (rec. 1937) (3:06) -- Intermezzo in A-flat, op. 76, no. 3 / Brahms (Etelka Freund) (rec. 1951) (1:51) -- Evening in Transylvania (announced by Bartók) / Bartók (Béla Bartók) (rec. 1945) (2:49) -- Song without words, op. 102, no. 5 / Mendelssohn (Ignaz Friedman) (rec. 1930) (1:06) -- Sonata in B-flat, op. 106: II / Beethoven (Artur Schnabel) (rec. 1935) (2:38) -- Molly on the shore / Grainger (Percy Grainger) (rec. 1920) (3:31) -- Etude in F minor, op. 10, no. 9 / Chopin (Leo Sirota) (rec. 1952) (2:40) -- Etude, op. 7, no. 4 / Stravinsky (Benno Moiseiwitsch) (rec. 1960) (1:43) -- Fragilité: op. 51, no. 1 / Scriabin (Samuel Feinberg) (rec. 1928) (1:44) -- Sonata in G, K. 283: III / Mozart (Mieczyslaw Horszowski) (rec. 1969) (2:34) -- Etude in A-flat, op. 10, no. 10 / Chopin (Ignace Tiegerman) (rec. ca. 1956) (2:10) -- Images, book I: Mouvement / Debussy (Walter Gieseking) (rec. 1938) (2:43) -- Toccata (Tombeau de Couperin) / Ravel (Madeleine de Valmaléte) (rec. 1928) (3:51) -- Poème: op. 69, no. 1 / Scriabin (Vladimir Sofronitsky) (rec. 1960 on Scriabin's piano) (1:50) -- Concerto in G, BWV 973: III / Vivaldi-Bach (Carlo Zecchi) (rec. 1937) (2:18) -- Le vallée des cloches (Miroirs) / Ravel (Irén Marik) (rec. 1974) (4:57) -- Etude in A-flat, op. 25, no. 1 / Chopin (Michael Hambourg) (rec. 1996) (2:42). |
| Abstract |
Along with "careful judgment and genuine love of the subject" (Library Journal), the author brings unparalleled expertise as a concert pianist, Juilliard faculty member, and former music director of a major classical music station to this third edition of his definitive guide to the piano. Completely revised to include new artists and recordings, this is the only all-inclusive and up-to-date book containing profiles of every major pianist and his or her essential repertoire. He also includes, in alphabetical order by composer, insightful commentary on the masterpieces of the literature, solo and concerto, and lists of recordings that represent the finest craftsmanship and widest diversity of interpretation of each work. This book is an essential resource for piano teachers, concert-goers, and other devotees of keyboard virtuosity. |
