In his nearly forty-year career, Johann Scheibe became Leipzig's most renowned organ builder and one of the late Baroque's masters of the craft. Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Kuhnau considered Scheibe a valued colleague. Organists and civic leaders shared their high opinion, for Scheibe built or rebuilt every one of the city's organs. Drawing ......
From the Wall of Sound to the Wrecking Crew and Other Incredible Stories
A collection of little known, behind the secens, stories from Don Randi a hugely influential keyboard musican who played for some of the greatest names in music
The Pianist as Explorer - Interpreting the Scores of Eight Masters
Features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire; each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn.
An Introduction to the Instument and the Players Who Made Them Famous
(Book). This book includes everything from various models from the original 1935 Model A tube/tone wheel organs, to the solid-state (transistor) era, to the current digital age, with production dates and photos for each. The book also provides a complete history of the Hammond tone cabinets, as well as the famous Leslie speaker, from the first ......
(Unlocking the Masters). Beethoven's works for solo piano the sonatas, variations, and bagatelles and the five concertos for piano and orchestra stand at the heart of the repertory. Beethoven's Piano Music: A Listener's Guide, by Victor Lederer, will help the motivated reader understand this popular but often knotty music. The bulk of the text ......
Along with Beethoven's sonatas and the purely idiomatic works for piano of Chopin and Debussy, the solo keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach represents the heart of the pianist's repertory; in the specialized field of music for the organ, Bach's primacy seems beyond challenge. This guide looks at these two crucial parts of the master's oeuvre.
Helps keyboardists understand and appreciate their instruments without getting too technical. This book includes chapters on auditioning keyboards and pianos, appreciating sound, connections, MIDI, and maintenance.
Offers the insights of a passionate musician who performs all 32 of Beethoven's well-loved piano sonatas in concert worldwide. This book presents his intimate understanding of these works with listeners and players alike.
