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The Great Pianists
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The Great Pianists Soft cover - 1987

by Schonberg, Harold C

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Fireside. Very Good/So. 1987. Soft Cover. 0671638378 Trade Paperback Pages are clean, tight and bright. Prior owner's name written on the Fep. .
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  • Title The Great Pianists
  • Author Schonberg, Harold C
  • Illustrator Illustrated B&W Drawings & Photographs
  • Binding Soft Cover
  • Edition Rev Upd
  • Condition Used - Very Good/So
  • Pages 528
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fireside, New York
  • Date 1987
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4009700
  • ISBN 9780671638375 / 0671638378
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Pianists
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87000341
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

From Mozart's fabulous legato that "flowed like oil" to Beethoven's oceanlike surge, from Clara Schumann's touch "sharp as a pencil sketch" to Rubinstein's volcanic and sensual playing, The Great Pianists brings to life the brilliant, stylish, and sometimes eccentric personalities, methods, and technical peculiarities of history's greatest pianists.

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author Harold C. Schonberg presents vivid accounts of the artists' performances, styles, and even their personal lives and quirky characteristics-- such as Mozart's intense competition with Clementi, Lizst's magnetic effect on women (when he played, ladies flung their jewels on stage), and Gottschalk's persistent nailbiting, which left the keys covered with blood.

Including profiles of Horowitz and Van Cliburn, among others, and chapters detailing the playing and careers of such modern pianists as de Larrocha, Ashkenazy, Gilels, Gould, Brendel, Bolet, Gutierrez, and Watts, The Great Pianists is a comprehensive and fascinating look at legendary performers past and present.

From the rear cover

The Great Pianists brings to life the brilliant, stylish, and sometimes eccentric personalities, methods, and technical peculiarities of history's greatest pianists--from Mozart to the modern-day masters.

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About the author

Harold Charles Schonberg was a music critic and author. He is best known for his contributions in The New York Times.