As soloist; master class teacher; and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio; Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations; three honorary doctorates; more than 80 recordings; and lifetime achievement awards presented by France; Germany; and Israel. Former Pressler student William Brown traces the masters pianistic development through Rudiakov; Kestenberg; Vengerova; Casadesus; Petri; and Steuermann; blending techniques and traditions derived from Beethoven; Chopin; Liszt; and J. S. Bach. Brown presents Presslers approach to performance and teaching; including technical exercises; principles of relaxation and total body involvement; and images to guide the pianists creativity toward expressive interpretation. Insights from the authors own lessons; interviews with Pressler; and recollections of more than 100 Pressler students from the past 50 years are gathered in this text. Measure-by-measure lessons on 23 piano masterworks by; among others; Bach; Bartoacute;k; Debussy; and Ravel as well as transcriptions of Presslers fingerings; hand redistributions; practicing guidelines; musical scores; and master class performances are included.
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