{"id":3506,"date":"2011-07-26T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2011-07-26T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:38:07","slug":"recommended-book-famous-pianists-and-their-technique-by-r-gerig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/recommended-book-famous-pianists-and-their-technique-by-r-gerig-3506\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Book: Famous Pianists and Their Technique by R. Gerig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Famous-Pianists-Their-Technique-New\/dp\/0253348552\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/GerigFamousPianists.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a>Famous Pianists and Their Technique has been a standard in the field since its first publication in 1974. This widely used and acclaimed history of piano technical thought includes insights into the techniques of masters such as C.P.<br \/>\nE. Bach, Bart\u00f3k, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Clementi, Czerny, Debussy, Godowsky, Horowitz, Levinskaya, Leschetizky, the Lhevinnes, Liszt, Mozart, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rubinstein, and Schubert, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Called &#8220;the bible of piano technique&#8221; by Maurice Hinson, this book is a comprehensive resource for the student, teacher, and professional pianist who seek to discover the secrets of how the immortal pianists developed and polished their mechanical and musical technique. This expanded edition contains a foreword by Alan Walker, a new preface, and multiple new appendices.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8230; the expanded part of Gerig&#8217;s book [is] so impressive that this section by itself is worth more than the price of the book. Just one of the cross- referenced ideas would be enough to spur a thesis, dissertation, or lecture- recital&#8230;. Scholars will not be disappointed at the array of obscure facts and hard-to-locate bibliography. Pedagogues will relish this text as an indispensable reference for their courses and daily work. Pianists will be able to constantly refer and return to their historical heritage. Gerig&#8217;s book has not only withstood the test of time, but will continue to do so.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Piano Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famous Pianists and Their Technique has been a standard in the field since its first publication in 1974. This widely used and acclaimed history of piano technical thought includes insights into the techniques of masters such as C.P. E. 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