The Pianist

by Wladyslaw Szpilman
The Pianist
Author: Wladyslaw Szpilman
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2000-09-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466837624
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The memoir that inspired Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prize—the Palme d'Or. Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside—so loudly that he couldn't hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw: That day, a German bomb hit the station, and Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family, Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end, his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin Nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war and suppressed for decades, The Pianist is a stunning testament to human endurance and the redemptive power of fellow feeling.

Notes from the Pianist's Bench

by Boris Berman
Notes from the Pianist's Bench
Author: Boris Berman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0300221525
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Berman addresses virtually every aspect of musical artistry and pedagogy. Ranging from such practical matters as sound, touch, and pedaling to the psychology of performing and teaching, this volume provides a master class for the performer, instructor, and student alike.

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 1

by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 1
Author: Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1470624419
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The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 1 contains selections for early-intermediate pianists. Titles: *Allegro in B-flat Major, K. 3 (W. A. Mozart) *Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 (Burgmüller) *The Bear (Rebikov) *Burleske (L. Mozart) *Chinese Figurine (Rebikov) *Écossaise in C Major, D. 299, No. 8 (Schubert) *Écossaise in G Major, D. 529, No. 3 (Schubert) *Écossaise in G Major, WoO 23 (Beethoven) *German Dance in G Major (Haydn) *Le petit rien (The Little Trifle) (Couperin) *Melody, Op. 68, No. 1 (Schumann) *Menuet en rondeau (Rameau) *Menuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (J. S. Bach) *Minuet in A Minor (Purcell) *Minuet in G Major (Telemann) *Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (J. S. Bach) *Play Song, Sz. 42, No. 5 (Bartók) *Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5, No. 1 (Beethoven) *Song ("Come Home, Lidi"), Sz. 42, No. 3 (Bartók) *The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Schumann) "This book provides great editing for familiar pieces that most of us teach." - Jean Ritter, Progressions

The Complete Pianist

by Penelope Roskell
The Complete Pianist
Author: Penelope Roskell
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2020
Genre: Piano
ISBN:
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"Roskell's new and unique approach to piano playing is based on the use of natural, ergonomic movement, which helps both health and technique. Includes music examples, exercises, and access to more than 300 online video demonstrations.With an introduction and appendices"--Publisher's description

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 3

by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 3
Author: Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1470624435
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The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 3 contains selections for late-intermediate pianists. Titles: *About Foreign Lands and People, Op. 15, No. 1 (Schumann) *Bagatelle in G Minor, Op. 119, No. 1 (Beethoven) *Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin) *Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 10 (Tcherepnin) *Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven) *Gavotte (from French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816) (J. S. Bach) *Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 (J. S. Bach) *Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 (J. S. Bach) *Knecht Ruprecht, Op. 68, No. 12 (Schumann) *Le petit nègre (Debussy) *Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2, Posth. (Chopin) *Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 (J. S. Bach) *Sonata in C Major, K. 159; L. 104 (D. Scarlatti) *Sonata in C Major, K. 545 (I) (W. A. Mozart) *Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI/27 (III) (Haydn) *Sonatina in F Major, Op. 151, No. 3 (I) (Diabelli) *Song without Words ("Consolation"), Op. 30, No. 3 (Mendelssohn) *Valse poético no. 3 (Granados) *Valse poético no. 4 (Granados) *Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. (Chopin) "This book provides great editing for familiar pieces that most of us teach." - Jean Ritter, Progressions

The Pianist from Syria

by Aeham Ahmad
The Pianist from Syria
Author: Aeham Ahmad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1501173502
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"An astonishing yet true account of a pianist's life in war-torn Syria and his ultimate escape to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century. Aeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee--the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's talent and taught him how to play piano and love music from an early age. When his grandparents and father were forced to flee Israel and seek refuge from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 1948, Aeham's family built a life in Yarmouk, an unofficial refugee camp to more than 160,000 Palestinians in Damascus. While waiting for the conflict to be resolved so that they could return to their homeland, they raised a new generation in Syria. But another fight overtook their asylum. Their only havens were in music and each other. In his escape from Syria, Aeham sought out a safe place for him and his family to call home and build a better future. Heart-wrenching though full of hope, and told in a raw and poignant voice, The Pianist from Syria is a gripping portrait of one man's search for a peaceful life and of a country being torn apart as the world watches in horror."--Jacket.

Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 4

by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Classics for the Developing Pianist, Book 4
Author: Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1470624443
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The five books in this series present 100 masterworks ranging from early-intermediate through advanced level that the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods as well as additional suggestions for repertoire from the 20th century. Book 4 contains selections for early-advanced pianists. Titles: *Arabesque No. 1 (Debussy) *Bagatelle in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 1 (Beethoven) *Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Debussy) *Fantasie in D Minor, K. 397 (W. A. Mozart) *Golliwog's Cakewalk (Debussy) *Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin) *O Polichinelo (Villa-Lobos) *Prelude in B-flat Major, BWV 866 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol. 1) (J. S. Bach) *Prelude in D-flat Major ("Raindrop"), Op. 28, No. 15 (Chopin) *Sonata in A Major, K. 208; L. 238 (D. Scarlatti) *Sonata in A Major, K. 331 (III: "Rondo alla Turca") (W. A. Mozart) *Sonata in C-sharp Minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27, No. 2 (I) (Beethoven) *Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI/37; L. 50 (I) (Haydn) *Sonata in D Major, K. 430; L. 463 (D. Scarlatti) *Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2 (I) (Beethoven) *Spanish Dance, Op. 5, No. 1 (Granados) *Traümerei, Op. 15, No. 7 (Schumann) *Venetian Gondola Song, Op. 30, No. 6 (Mendelssohn) *Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Chopin) *Waltz in D-flat Major ("Minute"), Op. 64, No. 1 (Chopin) "This book provides great editing for familiar pieces that most of us teach." ---Jean Ritter, Progressions

My Life with the Great Pianists

by Franz Mohr
My Life with the Great Pianists
Author: Franz Mohr
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1996-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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Mohr's humor and personal perspective on the lives of Rubinstein, Horowitz, and other artists mix music lore with quiet faith.

What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body

by Thomas Carson Mark
What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
Author: Thomas Carson Mark
Publisher: GIA Publications
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781579992064
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Describes and demonstrates the places of balance, standing and sitting in balance, structure, movement of the hands and arms, and other topics.