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Josef hoffmann piano classical music and musicians. Instead, he auditioned for anton rubinstein in 1892, and the great pianist and teacher accepted hofmann as his only private pupil. In fact, hofmann was a great advocate of staying true to the composers intentions, devoting many pages to the subject in his books on piano playing. Quite surprising for a pianist of godowskyan technique, many of his early pieces sound conventionally romantic and no more adventurous than schumann and liszt. Bechstein europe in the czech republic, are a true hidden treasure of the piano world. This book, originally published as two separate volumes in 1906 and 1907, is a collection of articles hofmann wrote as a regular feature of the ladies home journal. Listen to your favorite songs from the piano library.
When mary louise curtis bok began planning a new music conservatory in philadelphia, she turned for assistance to one of her oldest and dearest friends. Heres what hofmann had to say about rag time piano. With piano questions answered paperback november 21, 2016. The main writings of josef hofmann are found in two books, piano playing and. His father was the composer, conductor and pianist kazimierz hofmann, and his mother the singer matylda pindelska. Piano playing with piano questions answered dover books on music book online at best prices in india on. Richard hoffman was born on 24 may 1831 in manchester, england. Heinrich karl johann hofmann january 1842, berlin 16 july 1902, gro. Piano playing, with piano questions answered josef.
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Publication date 1976 topics piano, piano publisher new york. Josef hofmann lived in a time when many artists took a rather liberal approach to the interpretation of the music score. A full house, seen from the rear of the stage, at the metropolitan opera house for a concert by pianist josef hofmann, 1 nara 541890. Download pdf josef hofmann free online new books in. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano. A student of anton rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of chopin. Piano playing, with piano questions answered josef hofmann. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read piano playing. Piano playing with piano questions answered hofmann, jozef. Josef hofmann pianist, artist of the past opera musica. Josef hofmann piano sheet music and transcriptions. His was a totally individual voice, instantly recognisable, like that of his pupil shura. Piano questions answered, which, in a dover reprint, are.
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His interests in music and technology ended up fuelling each other. Hofmann traveled by train twice a week to rubinsteins home in dresden and worked strenuously with him, learning not only maturity in playing, but his musical ideals. Tabarz, presentday thuringia was a german composer and pianist. A student of anton rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of chopin, liszt, and schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a. Hofmann has written a book at once entertaining and full of suggestion, not only to those who play and study the piano, but also to intelligent and sensible amateurs who think and are open to ideas about the art. Buy josef hofmanns album titled josef hofmann, vol. Josef hofmann piano, bbc symphony orchestra, hamilton harty. Piano playing with piano questions answered by josef hofmann piano book item. If you examine the part books, you will notice a marvelous aesthetic desire to avoid the same capital letterfor the sake of beauty. Josef casimir hofmann was a polish american pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor. Instructed solely by his father until the age of 10, hofmann began performing at the age of six.
Josef hofman 18761957 was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. Josef hofmann the pianist, composer, teacher and inventor. Plus 1956 interview with josef hofmann excerpt from the first movement of chopins concerto no. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from josef hofmann at the discogs marketplace. The piano department at the curtis institute of music is its oldest department, and one of its most distinguished. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Although josef hofmann was himself a phenominal talent, he offers thoughtful answers to the simplest of piano questions, and guides the reader with a practical, common sense approach. Josef hofmann books list of books by author josef hofmann. With piano questions answered dover books on music by josef hofmann.
Hofmann was one of the greatest of pianists from the golden age, or any age. Josef hofmann has 15 books on goodreads with 225 ratings. A student of anton rubinstein and a leading exponent of the works of chopin, liszt, and schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. Josef hofmann 18761957, a polishborn american piano virtuoso, was a child prodigy who studied with moszkowski and anton rubinstein. Piano playing, with piano questions answered by josef hofmann. Josef hofmann was born in podgorze a district of krakow, in austrohungarian galicia presentday poland in 1876. Jan 22, 2010 josef hofmann piano concerto in eflat major emperor by ludwig van beethoven. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
I sincerely hope that they will help my young colleagues to become free as pianoplaying musicians first, and that this, in its turn and with the help of good fortune in their career, will bring them the means to make them equally free in their daily life. At the age of 16 he emigrated to the usa, where he made his debut in new york performing felix mendelssohns g minor concerto and hummels septet. Piano playing, with piano questions answered by josef hofmann free ebook project gutenberg. Great pianist teachers advise and specific pointers on piano technique, interpretation and performance. Josef hofmann was born in podgorze, poland on january 20, 1876. Hofmann debuted as a mature artist in 1894, the year of rubinsteins death. January 20, 1876 february 16, 1957 was a polish american pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.
Josef casimir hofmann american pianist and composer. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. He gave his first concert at the age of 6 and toured the united states at 11. The touch with vulgarity can never be but hurtful, whatever form. Josef hoffmann 15 december 1870 7 may 1956 was an austrian architect and designer. Im sure he was a fine pianist, but he was also mindbogglingly offensive. Reprinted from the ladies home journal piano playing was published separately in 1908 and piano questions answered in 1909 photocopy copy 2. The project gutenberg ebook of piano playing, by josef hofmann. Chopin, schubert, liszt and many more original recordings. Restoration engineers, especially the caliber of ward marston, are far and few between. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. A student of anton rubenstein and a leading exponent of the works of chopin, liszt and schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written.
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