Menahem Pressler

Artistry in Piano Teaching

By: William Brown

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Hardcover | 3 December 2008

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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, Bartok, Debussy, and Ravel as well as transcriptions of Pressler's fingerings, hand redistributions, practicing guidelines, musical scores, and master class performances are included.

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"[Brown] provides a fine reference tool for the pianists not so fortunate as to have studied with Mr. Pressler, and for those who did, a means to reflect upon and deepen their understanding of this remarkable musician." Joel Harrison, Artistic Director, American Pianists' Association

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Preface: A Few Words Before	p. XI
Acknowledgments	p. XIII
A Life in Teaching
A Brief Biography	p. 3
The Studio	p. 5
Pressler's Early Training	p. 9
The Debussy Competition	p. 16
Opportunities in America	p. 23
Bloomington	p. 35
General Aspects of Pressler's Teaching	p. 44
The Technical Approach	p. 54
Principles of Expressive Performance	p. 65
Guides for Practicing	p. 87
Technical Instructions	p. 93
Pressler's Humor	p. 113
Pressler at the Met: Beethoven's Sonata Op. 110	p. 122
Pressler at the TCU/Cliburn Piano Institute	p. 137
The Music
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 2 In C Minor, S. 826	p. 155
Bela Bartok: Out of Doors	p. 161
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor; Sonata, Op. 81A, Les Adieux	p. 165
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2 Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8	p. 177
Frederic Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2	p. 189
Claude Debussy: Prelude, "Les Collines D'Anacapri," Book 1, No. 5 Prelude, "Feux D'Artifice," Book 2, No. 12 L'Isle Joyeuse	p. 196
Joseph Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50	p. 204
Franz Liszt: Apres Une Lecture Du Dante	p. 207
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata In B-Flat Major, K. 281	p. 212
Serge Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Op. 83	p. 215
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard De La Nuit Le Tombeau De Couperin Piano Trio in a Minor	p. 219
Franz Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, D. 760, Wanderer	p. 237
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Concerto in a Minor, Op. 54	p. 245
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23	p. 256
Carl Maria von Weber: "Perpetual Motion": Sonata in C Major, Op. 24, Finale	p. 261
Menahem Pressler's Musical Ancestry	p. 265
Lineage of Pressler's Piano Teachers	p. 267
Tributes to Pressler	p. 273
Pressler's Studio Rosters, 1955-2008	p. 283
Bibliography	p. 295
Index of Compositions	p. 297
Index of Names and Concepts	p. 303
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