At the Piano - Interviews With 21st-Century Pianists

Benser explores the kaleidoscopic world of twenty-first-century pianism through a series of extended interviews with eight major pianists. Interviewees talk with Benser about such matters as their first experiences at the piano, the meaning of musicianship to them, and the joys and difficulties of a professional career doing what they love.

About the author

Caroline Benser lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin where she teaches piano and writes as an independent music historian. She is the co-author of Randall Thompson: A Bio-Bibliography (1991) and the author of Egon Wellesz (1885-1974): Chronicle of a Twentieth-Century Musician (1985). Benser served as the recording review editor for the journal American Music from 2006 to 2010.

Summary

Benser explores the kaleidoscopic world of twenty-first-century pianism through a series of extended interviews with eight major pianists. Interviewees talk with Benser about such matters as their first experiences at the piano, the meaning of musicianship to them, and the joys and difficulties of a professional career doing what they love.

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Benser, Caroline Cepin Benser
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2014
• EAN: 9781442244603
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4460-3
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, 21st Century, Biography: arts & entertainment, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Keyboard instruments