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New on my Bookshelf
Last week I aquired a few more books to add to my collection of Books-Waiting-to-be-Read. I loved The Virtuosi by Harold Schonberg and ordered his The Lives of the Great Composers, and The Great Pianists. He brings history and peope to … Continue reading
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Tagged Composers, Great Pianists, harold c schonberg, Joy of Music, Piano pedagogy
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The Virtuosi
The Romantic period – with its technological innovations and the invention of the solo recital with its new recital standard of playing everything from memory (thank you, Franz Liszt) – gave rise to the virtuoso musician. ”Virtuoso” is not always … Continue reading
