Master School of Virtuoso Piano Playing Volume I Finger Exercises

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-12-14
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary

Volume I of this multi-part treatise features precise but creative exercises for serious pianists looking to build flexibility and skill. All of these original exercises were written specifically for this book by world-famous masters -- including Leopold Godowsky and Emil von Sauer -- who also share their ideas about technique, pedaling, fingering, and other methods.

Author Biography

Spanish composer, pianist, and teacher Alberto Jonas (1868–1943) was a student of Anton Rubinstein. It took seven years to complete his Master School volumes, an unprecedented undertaking that involved the collaboration of practically all of the world's living piano virtuosos.

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