Menahem Pressler - Brown, William

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Résumé :

I: His Teaching
1. A Brief Biography
2. The Studio
3. Pressler's Early Training
4. The Debussy Competition
5. Opportunities in America
6. Bloomington
7. General Aspects of Pressler's Teaching
8. The Technical Approach
9. Principles of Expressive Performance
10. Guides for Practicing
11. Technical Helps
12. Pressler's Humor
13. Pressler at the Met: Beethoven's Sonata Op. 110
14. Pressler at the TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute

II: The Music
15. Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita No. 2 in C minor, S. 826
16. B?la Bart?k, Out of Doors
17. Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto No. 5 in E- flat major, Op. 73 "...

Biographie:
Beethoven, Sonata, Op. 81a "...

Sommaire:

As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France, Germany, and Israel. Former Pressler student William Brown traces the master's pianistic development through Rudiakov, Kestenberg, Vengerova, Casadesus, Petri, and Steuermann, blending techniques and traditions derived from Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and J. S. Bach.

Brown presents Pressler's approach to performance and teaching, including technical exercises, principles of relaxation and total body involvement, and images to guide the pianist's creativity toward expressive interpretation. Insights from the author's own lessons, interviews with Pressler, and recollections of more than 100 Pressler students from the past 50 years are gathered in this text. Measure-by-measure lessons on 23 piano masterworks by, among others, Bach, Bart?k, Debussy, and Ravel as well as transcriptions of Pressler's fingerings, hand redistributions, practicing guidelines, musical scores, and master class performances are included.