Chopin Pianist and Teacher As Seen by his Pupils [Paperback]

The first English paperback edition of the unique collection of documents which reveal Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music.Translated accounts of Chopin's pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, as well as his own writings, reveal much about his pianistic and stylistic practice, teaching methods and aesthetic beliefs.Translated accounts of Chopin's pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, as well as his own writings, reveal much about his pianistic and stylistic practice, teaching methods and aesthetic beliefs.The accounts of Chopin's pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, together with his own writing, provide valuable insights into the musician's pianistic and stylistic practice, his teaching methods and his aesthetic beliefs. This unique collection of documents, edited and annotated by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, reveals Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music. Included in this study is extensive appendix material that presents annotated scores, and personal accounts of Chopin's playing by pupils, writers, and critics.List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Explanation of references; Editor's note; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Technique and style; 2. Interpretation of Chopin's work; Notes; List of Chopin's pupils whose recollections are quoted in this book; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of persons; Index of musical works. ...truly a book about the way Chopin played the piano, and about the way he interpreted his own music...Anyone interested in Chopin will be grateful to Eigeldinger... Charles Rosen, The New York Review of Books ...really indispensable to the serious student of Chopin. Almost all those reading it will find their view of the composer made sharper and truer than before. Nicholas Temperley, Notes