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| Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist | 
| Author: Charles Rosen
Publisher: Free Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 64169
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0743243129
Dewey Decimal Number: 786.2143
EAN: 9780743243124
ASIN: 0743243129
Publication Date: February 3, 2004
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A DELIGHT! May 20, 2007
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.
Do you play piano? Buy this book! May 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's getting so that if Charles Rosen announced a forthcoming book on the collective memories of his summer vacations during his youth kind of thing, I would buy it! Bottom line, and obviously what I'm saying here is that I like the way he writes 'all' of his books, what he has to say and how he says it! A style that both holds and informs if you will. So too, he's "been the road" so the contents of these books draw on the cumulative wealth of his experiences whether it's a discussion of Beethoven's sonatas, the classical era itself and its stand-outs or this present book on the world of the pianist.
Regardless of one's level of experience on the piano, this book is an excellent read from a man who knows what he is talking about. It is NOT a book zeroing in on posture or breathing or "don't bang the keys" recitations or 'lectures' but rather a nitty-gritty practical tome that touches on various areas and what life with the keys is all about. The ups and the downs and all in between.
BTW, if books like these appeal to you written by folks who have "been there, done that" albeit well 'verifiably' so as is the case with Mr. Rosen, and as they equally appeal to me when I can locate such informative tomes, and as a classical oriented player making no excuses for literally loving the classical war-horse pieces, check out "Piano Pieces" by Russell Sherman [New England Conservatory]. Another great read!
Doc Tony
Confessions of a pianist February 24, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
 Very Enjoyable December 2, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
Must have October 19, 2004
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
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