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Title: Piano Technique by Walter Gieseking, Karl Leimer ISBN: 0-486-22867-3 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "A must" for piano pedagogues
Comment: There are only a few books that can be hailed as "a must for a piano pedagogue."
Heinrich Neuhaus, "On the art of piano playing"
Gieseking, "Piano Technique..."
Josef Lhevinne, "Piano..." (sorry, I don't remember the title, but it is the only one he wrote)
All three differ in style, but they have one in common: the authours were the three greatest pianists of the last century. Neuhaus, on top of that, was a terrific literary talent, and his book is the place where great subject meets great writing. Has it been translated? This book has been the Holy Writ of all Russian pianists.
Lhevinne's book is the shortest and the most comprehensive. It is uncanny that everthing a pianist must know about the mechanics of piano playing is given in a concentrated form in this book. Its English is not idiomatic; yet, it goes well with the whole "Russian school" thing.
The Leimer-Gieseking book is an attempt at presenting a philosophy behind their science. It is written in a heavy German style, which means you can read every other page and still get the point. The whole book can be formulated in a few short sentences, but a German-born and bred writer would never commit such a sacrilegious act ("leave it to the Russian barbarians..."). Namely, "practice with your head, not fingers; develop your inner hearing; study your scores mentally, not at the piano; cultivate your imagination of the sound-picture; visualize the physical act of playing, complementing the mental picture with a full-blooded image of the sound."
Still, READ THE BOOK, there is no excuse for being under-educated.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Informative, Very articulate
Comment: I have read other books written on this topic by Josef Hofmann, Josef Lhevinne and William Newman. All of these were informative in their own way and I therefore recommend them. However, none of these was as articulate as this book by Walter Gieseking and Karl Leimer. All of the previously mentioned books contained information, but none of them were able to state the information in such direct, simple, and honest terms. Most importantly, this book gives reference to the absolutely essential variety of touches required in piano technique and also speaks extensively on visualization.I give this book my greatest recommendation.
Rating: 2
Summary: Moderately interesting
Comment: This book is useful for piano students, but not one of the best in the category. The content relates much to the method of analyzing scores for the purposes of understand structures, and aiding memorization. There are other sections as well, which are mildly more interesting. To get true and solid advice, go for Art of Piano Playing by Henrich Neuhaus.
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Title: Basic Principles in Pianoforte by Josef Lhevinne ISBN: 0486228207 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Piano Handbook: A Complete Guide for Mastering Piano by Carl Humphries ISBN: 0879307277 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Musical Keyboard Players of All Levels by Howard B. Richman ISBN: 0961596309 Publisher: Sound Feelings Pub Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Piano Playing by Josef Hofmann ISBN: 0486233626 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1976 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music by Seymour Bernstein ISBN: 0793557127 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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