Great Pianists

Surveys the careers and personalities of the great pianists from Clementi and Mozart to the present day.

Mohr's humor and personal perspective on the lives of Rubinstein, Horowitz, and other artists mix music lore with quiet faith.

First published in the year 1913, the present book titled 'Great Pianists on Piano Playing' was written by James Francis Cooke. This book is a series of personal educational conferences with renowned masters of the keyboard, presenting the most modern ideas upon the subjects of technique, interpretation, style and expression.

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This work includes summaries and excerpts from the works of C.P.E. Bach, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, Hummel and Debussy.