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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Caroline Cepin Benser, Caroline Benser
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.10.2014
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Monografie
• EAN: 9781442244603
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4460-3
• Numero di pagine: 184
• Categorie: 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