Piano Mastery: Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers

by Harriette Brower

This is a collection of interviews by Brower. She talked to many famous pianists from her day,(1915-1926) and the interviews were published in various columns.

Genres: Music

299 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1915

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing style is interestingly flowery - lots of comments on the decor of the house - but it's a curiosity book, for dipping into. And it reinforces my thinking, as a piano teacher, that there is no One Way to play the piano.

[indy · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can get the Kindle edition of this book for free (!), so I gave it a bonus star in my rating.

I enjoyed reading many and varied perspectives on playing and teaching piano, but some sections were more interesting than others. The physical descriptions of the women pianists and teachers made me think the author was a man; I found myself checking the author's name.

Piano talk can go so deep and get so technical, and this book's got it all: cold vs warm fingers, tone colours, finger curvature, posture, and so on.