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Informationen zum Autor Martin Katz is an Arthur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Collaborative Piano at the University of Michigan. He has been dubbed "dean of accompanists" by The Los Angeles Times, was the 1998 recipient of Musical America's "Accompanist of the Year" award. He has given recitals at Carnegie Hall, appearances at the Salzburg Festival, tours in Australia and Japan and performances at La Scala, the Paris Opera and the Edinburgh Festival. His work has been recorded on the RCA, CBS, Cetra, BMG, EMI, Phillips and Decca labels. The Metropolitan, Houston and Ottawa operas have performed his editions of Baroque and bel canto operas of Handel, Vivaldi and Rossini. At Michigan, he instructs ensemble pianists, coaches singers, teaches vocal repertory, and conducts opera productions. Klappentext Martin Katz puts his long career as partner to celebrated soloists to good use in order to provide the knowledge and tools for any pianist to accompany beautifully. Every subject relating to collaboration is discussed, with recorded examples by the author to serve as audible demonstrations of his ideas. For the interested beginner as well as the working professional, everything to promote artistic and practical collaboration is here. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: An Introduction: What is Collaboration Anyway? 2: Breathing and Singing 3: The Word is the Thing 4: The Pianist as Designer 5: The Pianist as Director 6: Kitchen Tools 7: The Bother of Balance 8: The Steinway Philharmonic 9: More about Orchestral Playing 10: Odds and Ends 11: Is there Life after Singers? 12: In Conclusion: A Pep-Talk
