The Pianist's Craft 2 : Mastering the Works of More Great Composers

In The Pianist's Craft 2, pianist and scholar Richard P. Anderson gathers together a new collection of essays by renowned performing artists and teachers and discusses the preparation, pedagogy, and performance of selected works by an entirely different set of composers whose works are standard in the piano literature. In this volume, readers will find an invaluable collection of contributions on C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Soler, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Fauré, Erno Dohnányi, Francis Poulenc, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Alberto Ginastera, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Olivier Messiaen, and John Cage. The contributors—all nationally and internationally recognized as performing artists, teachers, recording artists, and clinicians—write thoughtfully about the composers whose work they have studied and played for years. Each author addresses issues unique to an individual composer, examining questions of phrasing, tempo, articulation, dynamics, rhythm, color, gesture, lyricism, instrumentation, and genre. Valuable insight is provided into teaching, performing, and preparing these great works—information otherwise available only in conferences, master classes, and private lessons.This collection, with more than 250 musical illustrations, is intended for teachers and students of the intermediate and advanced levels of piano, instructors and performers at the university level, and those who love piano and piano music. In The Pianists Craft 2, pianist and scholar Richard P. Anderson gathers together a new collection of essays by renowned performing artists and teachers and discusses the preparation, pedagogy, and performance of selected works by an entirely different set of composers whose works are standard in the piano literature. In this volume, readers will find an invaluable collection of contributions on C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Soler, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Faur, Erno Dohnnyi, Francis Poulenc, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Dmitri Kabalevsky, Alberto Ginastera, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Olivier Messiaen, and John Cage. The contributorsall nationally and internationally recognized as performing artists, teachers, recording artists, and clinicianswrite thoughtfully about the composers whose work they have studied and played for years. Each author addresses issues unique to an individual composer, examining questions of phrasing, tempo, articulation, dynamics, rhythm, color, gesture, lyricism, instrumentation, and genre. Valuable insight is provided into teaching, performing, and preparing these great worksinformation otherwise available only in conferences, master classes, and private lessons. This collection, with more than 250 musical illustrations, is intended for teachers and students of the intermediate and advanced levels of piano, instructors and performers at the university level, and those who love piano and piano music. Foreword by Norman KriegerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: C.P.E.--Thinking Outside the Bachs: The Music of Carl Phillip Emanuel BachLouis NagelChapter 2: Soler's FandangoRobin Hancock Chapter 3: Lyricism and Lightness in the Piano Music of Felix MendelssohnJoel HastingsChapter 4: Interior Virtuosity: Grasping Faure's Piano MusicDavid Korevaar Chapter 5: Reflections on Performing Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and OrchestraTimothy Ehlen Chapter 6: Francis Poulenc's Early Writing: A Critical Analysis of Trois pieces (1918) and Mouvements perpetuels (1919)Jerry WongChapter 7: Drinking from the Source of Universal Folklore: Villa-Lobos, Bach and ChoroesAlexandre DossinChapter 8: The Musical Imagination of Dmitri Kabalevsky Timothy ShaferChapter 9: Remembering Alberto GinasteraBarbara Nissman Chapter 10: Improving `The Long Line' Through Score Markings in Piano RepertoireCaroline Hong Chapter 11: Aaron Copland and the Musical IdeaHilary Demske Chapter 12: Some Suggestions for Playing the Piano Music of Samuel BarberJeffrey Jacob Chapter 13: A Practical Pianist's Introduction to Messiaen: Technical and Theoretical Approaches via the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-JesusChristopher Taylor Chapter 14: A Pianist Looks at the Music of John Cage, 1946-1948John Milbauer Chapter 15: The Importance of New Music in the Pianist's RepertoireScott Holden IndexAbout the ContributorsAbout the Editor C.P.E. : thinking outside the Bachs : the music of Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach -- Louis Nagel Soler's Fandango -- Robin Hancock Lyricism and lightness in the piano music of Felix Mendelssohn -- Joel Hastings Interior virtuosity : grasping Fauré's piano music -- David Korevaar Reflections on performing Ernst von Dohnányi's Variations on a nursery song for piano and orchestra -- Timothy Ehlen Francis Poulenc's early writing : a critical analysis of Trois pièces (1918) and Mouvements perpétuels (1919) -- Jerry Wong Drinking from the "Source of universal folklore" : Villa-Lobos, Bach, and Chorões -- Alexandre Dossin The musical imagination of Dmitri Kabalevsky -- Timothy Shafer Remembering Alberto Ginastera -- Barbara Nissman Improving the long line through score markings in piano repertoire -- Caroline Hong Aaron Copland and the musical idea -- Hilary Demske Some suggestions for playing the piano music of Samuel Barber -- Jeffrey Jacob A practical pianist's introduction to Messiaen : technical and theoretical approaches via the Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus -- Christopher Taylor A pianist looks at the music of John Cage, 1946-1948 -- John Milbauer The importance of new music in the pianist's repertoire -- Scott Holden.