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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Chopin: Pianist And Teacher : As Seen By His Pupils by Translated by Naomi Shohet , Translated by Krysia Osostowicz , Translated by Roy Howat , Edited by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger
The first English paperback edition of the unique collection of documents which reveal Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music. From the accounts of his pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, together with his own writing, we gain valuable insight into Chopins pianistic and stylistic practice, his teaching methods and his aesthetic beliefs. The documents are divided into two categories: those concerning technique and style, two notions inseparable in Chopins mind, and those concerning the interpretation of Chopins works. Extensive appendix material presents Chopins essay Sketch for a method, as well as annotated scores belonging to Chopins pupils and acquaintances, and personal accounts of Chopins playing as experienced by his contemporaries: composers and pianists, pupils and friends, writers and critics. The statements of Chopins own students in diaries, letters and reminiscences, written, dictated or conveyed by word of mouth, provide the bulk of these accounts. Throughout the book detailed annotations add a valuable scholary dimension, creating an indispensable guide to the authentic performance of Chopins piano works.show more