By Subject > Music > Books on Music > 5 > Leschetizky's Fundamental Principles of Piano Technique Leschetizky's Fundamental Principles of Piano Technique Author: Marie Prentner Retail Price: $10.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Pages: 96 Contents: Click to View Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 11 ISBN: 0486442799 EAN: 978-0-486-44279-2 Polish-born prodigy Theodor Leschetizky (1830-1915) studied with Carl Czerny and went on to an international career as both a pianist and conductor. His greatest fame lies in his teaching method: the most celebrated piano instructor of his era, he taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and later in Vienna. His students included such luminaries as Ignacy Paderewski and Artur Schnabel. Another of the great teacher’s prize students, Marie Prentner, recorded the principles and techniques of the celebrated Leschetizky Method. Authentic and complete in its presentation, Prenter’s guide features numerous illustrations, exercises, and examples from piano literature. The two-part treatment begins with explanations of hand and finger positions and proceeds to discussions of the pianist’s touch, covering such topics as diatonic and chromatic scales; trills, chords, and arpeggios; double notes, thirds, and sixths; and octaves. The second part focuses on musical performance, offering advice on playing Bach and Handel, and explaining the fundamentals of rhythm, pedaling, melody, practice techniques, and musical culture. Difficult to locate in the past, this legendary manual promises to assist and enlighten a new generation of students and teachers. Unabridged republication of The Modern Pianist, Theo. Presser, Philadelphia, 1903. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. The Leschetizky Method: A Guide to Fine and Correct Piano Playing by Malwine Brée Hard-to-find book documents methods of legendary piano teacher. Clear, easy-to-follow text, illustrated with many music examples, photos of hand positions, etc. Includes finger exercises, scales, octaves, chords, arpeggios, dynamics, the pedal, more. read more $12.95 Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves by Elyse Mach Revealing interviews with Arrau, Brendel, de Larrocha, Gilels, Horowitz, Tureck, Watts, 18 other artists. Intimate look at the concert scene and the life of a concert pianist. Introduction by Sir George Solti. Includes 51 photographs. read more $16.95 Piano Technique: Tone, Touch, Phrasing and Dynamics by Lillie H. Philipp Expert guide covers tone production, fingering, pedaling, chords, sight-reading, and more. Its 63 musical excerpts include works by such masters as Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. Numerous exercises and illustrations. read more $10.95 Piano Technique by Walter Gieseking Karl Leimer Two books, bound together, by one of the greatest pianists of all time and his famed teacher: The Shortest Way to Pianistic Perfection and Rhythmics, Dynamics, Pedal and Other Problems of Piano Playing. read more $7.95 Master School of Virtuoso Piano Playing: Volume I Finger Exercises by Reah Sadowsky Alberto Jonas Sara Davis Buechner Volume I of a multi-volume treatise features precise but creative exercises for serious pianists. All were written by world-famous masters who also share their ideas about technique, pedaling, fingering, and other methods. read more $24.95 Master School of Virtuoso Piano Playing: Volume II Scales by Reah Sadowsky Alberto Jonas Sara Davis Buechner The second volume of this long-unavailable treatise features the best techniques for practicing scales. Exercises recommended by noted virtuosos include practice involving diatonic, glissando, and chromatic scales; tone and quality; and accuracy. read more $24.95