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by Elyse Mach (Author)
Key Phrases: minor concerto, third piano concerto, major sonata, New York, United States, Carnegie Hall (more...)
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." . . will enhance the pleasure of any concertgoer."

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Fascinating interviews with 25 renowned pianists: Ashkenazy, Badura-Skoda, Bolet, Brendel, de Larrocha, Gould, Horowitz, Ohlsson, Tureck, Watts, 15 more. Revealing, candid thoughts about themselves, their careers, music they play, life of a concert pianist. "Mach’s interviews will enhance the pleasure of any concertgoer."—People. Introduction by Sir Georg Solti. 51 black-and-white photographs.

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (May 1, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486266958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486266954
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #324,443 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Almost a Must for any Serious Pianist, January 29, 2003
It gives us a cross section of the views of the great ( some not so great ) artists as to how they see the piano, pianist(s) and piano music.

So Gilels never quite recognised Neuhaus as his teacher; Bolet had high esteem for Moiseiwitsch other than Rachmaninoff; Arrau was an admirer of Edwin Fischer; Kocsis upholding Richter while despising ( and he is not alone) Horowitz for he made use of music and composers instead of serving them, he also refers us to the music of Bartok; Pogorelich telling us the fixing of the piano competitions result; Ashkenazy touching on the Russian artists' soft spot and a lot more... Amusing as well as instructive. Almost a must for all serious pianist.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The masters speak for themselves, December 11, 2000
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This is a very good and interesting book for all pianists and lovers of piano music. Although all the interviews are by the author are polite and hardly provocative, each of the (very different!) personalities provide both entertaining comments and valuable insight.
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