Pianists at Play

Dean Elder, pianist, teacher, writer, critic and adjudicator, had his early piano training with Franziska Heinrich, in Portland, Oregon. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Idaho and Columbia University and studied on Fulbright grants in Europe at the Zurich, Paris and Saarbrucken Conservatories. Elder served on the juries of the Arthur Rubinstein, William Kapell, Gina Bachauer, Jose Iturbi, Senigallia Italy, Utrecht Liszt, Leeds, Sydney, Hamamatsu, and Paris International Piano Competitions.

• Part One - Interviews: 1. Artur Rubenstein, 2. Walter Gieseking, 3. Jose Iturbi, 4. Guiomar Novaes, 5. RobertCasadesus, 6. Claudio Arrau - Beethoven Sonatas, 7. Claudio Arrau - Pianistic Problems, 8. Rudolph Serkin, 9. Lili Kraus, 10. Gaby Casadesus, 11. Jeanne-Marie Darré - C'est de la Grande Technique, 12. Jeanne-Marie Darré - Grande dame, 13.GinaBachauer, 14. Rosalyn Tureck, 15. Mary Louise Boehm - Amy Beach, 16. Alicia de Larrocha, 17. Paul Badura-Skoda, 18.Walter Klien, 19. Jorg Demus, 20. Támas Vásary, 21. Philippe Entremont, 22. Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, 23. Martha Argerich, 24. Aleksander Slobodyanik, 25. Nelson Freire, 26. Garrick Ohlsson, 27. Mark Westcott, Part Two – Master Lessons: 1. Alicia de Larrocha: Soler, 2. Lili Kraus: Mozart, 3. Walter Klien: Schubert, 4. Adele Marcus: Workshop Virtuosa- Schubert, 5. Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich: Bach, Schumann, 6. Walter Gieseking: Performer's Corner - Chopin, Schumann, FourthFinger, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, 7. Alfred Cortot: Schumann, 8. Claudio Arrau: Schumann, 9. Jorge Bolet: Schumann, Bartok, 10. Walter Gieseking: Debussy, 11. Walter Gieseking: Ravel, 12. Guiomar Novaes: Pinto, 13. Támas Vásary: Bartok, Part Three- Technical Regime Interviews: 1. Cecile Genhart, 2. Adele Marcus, 3. Mark Westcott, 4. Santiago Rodriguez, 5. Peter Orth

'This inspiring book is a collection of interviews, master lessons and technical regimes culled from issues of Clavier Magazine over the years. It features such luminaries as Artur Rubinstein, Claudio Arrau, Casadesus, Serkin, Lili Kraus, Bachauer, and many other great pianists and teachers. There is a wonderful illustrated interview with Adele Marcus, entitled “Mechanics of an Advanced Technique” together with her technical regime. This book can be used for reference, or for browsing, and is guaranteed to get you rushing back to the piano with renewed vigour and enthusiasm. If you haven’t got this book, GET IT!' - Graham Fitch, practisingthepiano.com