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Piano Playing : with Piano Questions Answered. E-book. Formato EPUB Josef Hofmann   -  Stargatebook, 2015  - 

Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano technique.The first section of the book contains a discussion of the rules and tricks of correct piano playing: touch, methods of practicing, the use of the pedal, playing the piece as it is written, "How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play," and indispensables in pianistic success. The second, much longer, section contains Hofmann's answers to specific questions sent to him by piano students and amateurs: questions on positions of the body and hand, actions of the wrist and arm, stretching, staccato, legato, precision, fingering, octaves, the pedals, practice, marks and nomenclature, phrasing, rubato, theory, transposing, and much more.Full of important background information that is highly useful to every piano player, this book will set students on the right track in their studies and allow every amateur to measure the level of his commitment and the quality of the instruction he is receiving. For insight into many facets of playing the piano, there is no better guide than Josef Hofmann.

Piano Playing : with Piano Questions Answered. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Josef Hofmann   -  Stargatebook, 2015  - 

Josef Hofmann (1876–1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano technique.The first section of the book contains a discussion of the rules and tricks of correct piano playing: touch, methods of practicing, the use of the pedal, playing the piece as it is written, "How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play," and indispensables in pianistic success. The second, much longer, section contains Hofmann's answers to specific questions sent to him by piano students and amateurs: questions on positions of the body and hand, actions of the wrist and arm, stretching, staccato, legato, precision, fingering, octaves, the pedals, practice, marks and nomenclature, phrasing, rubato, theory, transposing, and much more.Full of important background information that is highly useful to every piano player, this book will set students on the right track in their studies and allow every amateur to measure the level of his commitment and the quality of the instruction he is receiving. For insight into many facets of playing the piano, there is no better guide than Josef Hofmann.

Suonare il pianoforte (Tradotto)Con domande e risposte sul pianoforte. E-book. Formato EPUB Josef Hofmann   -  Stargatebook, 2021  - 

Josef Hofmann (1876-1957) era un maestro della tecnica pianistica e un artista che aveva pochi eguali alla tastiera. Allievo di Anton Rubinstein e principale esponente delle opere di Chopin, Liszt e Schumann, ha sempre bilanciato il suo gioco virtuoso con una ferma aderenza al pezzo scritto. È questo approccio equilibrato al suonare il pianoforte che egli difende in questo apprezzatissimo volume sulla tecnica pianistica.La prima sezione del libro contiene una discussione delle regole e dei trucchi per suonare correttamente il pianoforte: il tocco, i metodi di pratica, l'uso del pedale, suonare il pezzo come è scritto, "Come Rubinstein mi ha insegnato a suonare" e gli indispensabili per il successo pianistico. La seconda sezione, molto più lunga, contiene le risposte di Hofmann a domande specifiche inviategli da studenti e dilettanti di pianoforte: domande sulle posizioni del corpo e della mano, azioni del polso e del braccio, stretching, staccato, legato, precisione, diteggiatura, ottave, i pedali, pratica, segni e nomenclatura, fraseggio, rubato, teoria, trasposizione, e molto altro.Pieno di importanti informazioni di base che sono molto utili per ogni pianista, questo libro metterà gli studenti sulla strada giusta nei loro studi e permetterà ad ogni dilettante di misurare il livello del suo impegno e la qualità dell'istruzione che sta ricevendo. Per conoscere i molti aspetti del suonare il pianoforte, non c'è guida migliore di Josef Hofmann.