A Pianist's A-Z

By Alfred Brendel

Book Overview

Ever since Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert stage after six decades of performing, he has been passing on his insight and experience in the form of lectures, readings and master-classes. This reader for lovers of the piano distils his musical and linguistic eloquence and vast knowledge, and will prove invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technique, history and repertoire of the piano. Erudite, witty, enlightening and deeply personal, A Pianist's A to Z is the ideal book for all piano lovers, musicians and music aficionados: rarely has the instrument been described in such an entertaining and intelligent fashion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571301843
• ISBN13: 9780571301843
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher