Informationen zu "Piano Lessons with Claudio Arrau A Guide to His Philosophy and Techniques"
Verlag: Oxford University Press Distribution Services
Verlagsnummer: 9780199924349
EAN: 9780199924349
ISBN: 978-0-19-992434-9
Beschreibung
Internationally acclaimed pianist and teacher Claudio Arrau (1903-91) left a
legacy that continues to touch piano students today. This book is an in-depth
guide to Arrau's performance and teaching techniques, providing an insider's
view of the art of piano playing as exemplified by one of the great artists
of the twentieth century.Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) was a Chilean pianist who
devoted his life to an international performing and teaching career. As a
child prodigy, he gained national recognition from government officials in
Chile, including President Pedro Montt, who later funded Arrau's education in
Germany. He completed his studies in Berlin with Martin Krause, a pupil of
Franz Liszt, and later immigrated to New York City, where he began his
teaching career and mentored a sizeable group
of pupils. His unique and magnetic style impassioned his pupils and motivated
them to teach his principles to the next generation of students, including
author Victoria von Arx.
Piano Lessons with Claudio Arrau highlights interviews with Arrau's surviving
pupils (from his class in New York City, which he taught from 1945 to the
early 1970s) that give readers an in-depth description of Arrau's principles
of technique and performance. Quotations and lesson transcripts make Arrau's
voice - and those of his former pupils - audible, and detailed references to
over one hundred examples from filmed recordings make his famed technique
visible. The bulk of the book
features edited and previously-unpublished transcriptions of lessons Arrau
gave his pupils, lavishly illustrated with musical examples. The author,
herself a teacher and performer, draws information from numerous interviews
with Arrau's pupils, from her experience studying with two of them, from
videos of
Arrau's performances, and from the recorded lessons. By culling these
disparate sources of information and presenting them systematically in a
single book, von Arx provides an insider's view of the art of piano playing
as exemplified by one of the great artists of the twentieth century and
offers the reader a virtual piano lesson with Claudio Arrau.
