A detailed introduction to Moliegrave;re and his plays; this Companion; first published in 2006; evokes his own theatrical career; his theatres; patrons; the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked; and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and satire. LEacute;cole des femmes; Le Tartuffe; Dom Juan; Le Misanthrope; LAvare and Les Femmes savantes are examined from a variety of different viewpoints; and through the eyes of different ages and cultures. The comedies-ballets; a genre invented by Moliegrave;re and his collaborators; are re-instated to the central position which they held in his oelig;uvre in Moliegrave;res own lifetime; his two masterpieces in this genre; Le Bourgeois gentilhomme and Le Malade imaginaire; have chapters to themselves. Finally; the Companion looks at modern directors theatre; exploring the central role played by productions of his work in successive revolutions in the dramatic arts in France.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful. An Inspiring Kaleidoscope Of Musical Insight!By Raymond VacchinoAccomplished pianists and those aspiring to become one all dream about how wonderful it would have been to study with or to have heard the legendary composers perform their own music. Unfortunately this can only be a dream; however; we do have access to performances given by the greatest virtuosos who indeed worked with their contemporaries. This book; Great Pianists On Piano Playing offers invaluable insight to the thought process used by various artists to make their own performances unique; musically innate and stylistically enhancing such as Teresa Carreno finds great inspiration in Shakespeare; inspiration that was communicated in her interpretations of musical masterpieces. The various interviews with legendary virtuosos offer magnificent findings on how they decide to approach a composition; shape a phrase; choose a tempo; develop touch; how to concentrate and so much more. The bringing together of such pianists as Godowsky; Hofmann; Lhevinne; Paderewski and many others by James Francis Cooke is an ideal source of information and reference for all performers and especially students looking for what lies behind a virtuosos success such as musical mother in the case of Emil Sauer or behind the notes where magical interpretations are truly created.Author: Raymond Vacchino M.Mus. A.Mus. L.R.S.M. Licentiate(honorary)31 of 35 people found the following review helpful. insightfulBy picture goerIf you play the piano with a passion; read this book. It gives many insights into how pianists from the golden age of pianism gave life to music on the keyboard. Hofman; Rubinstein; Paderewski;Sauer; Busoni; Bauer; Godowsky are just some of the greats. You can gauge for yourself how piano playing is expressed in terms of an art and a science. Not just body but mind too. Advice like not over-reliance on the metronome. Use your musical ear. You would have to read the book a couple of times before you find some common threads. They sure are golden threads to spin your music. Enjoy.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book !By Barbara NapholtzDont be put off by the fact that the pianists were born in the late 1800s -- what they have to share is timeless.