Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist by Charles Rosen
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Book Reviews of Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
Book Review: Confessions of a pianist
Summary: 5 Stars
As a pianist I stand in awe of Charles Rosen's phenomenal analysis and exposure of the life, status, mind, intellect and passion of one of our most celebrated pianists. If there were ever any doubt about why one plays the piano, here is the answer. This is another MUST HAVE for any honest and serious pianist, either amateur or professional.Book Review: A DELIGHT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Enjoyable and wonderful. Well written, to the point...many anecdotes, but never mean...informative.
A great buy. Makes great present to anyone who is even vaguely interested in piano literature or music in general.
Book Review: Must have
Summary: 5 Stars
Undoubtedly it's a bible for pianists, as well as a must have for all classical music fans, even whom can not read staves well.Book Review: Very Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't know Charles Rosen from a hole in the ground before I picked this up; I'm just a piano enthusiast. His personality comes through in his writing as he reflects on past concerts and recordings and travels and the likes. Not a memoir, but I suppose something pretty close to it. He essentially goes on about the different facets of being a pianist and if you eat breathe and sleep piano, you're sure to enjoy this. His writing style is polished and rather dignified, without being pedantic or scholarly. Heck I wanna go out and buy all this guy's books and records now. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because it took me some getting used to at the first chapter, but once I adjusted to the fact that he's world class material and I'm just a schmuck doing scales, it was all smooth sailing from there.
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