The Pianist's Dictionary
by Maurice Hinson
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Author: Maurice HinsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09-03
ISBN: 0253216826
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Book Review: Excellent Piano Dictionary, but some important omissions, like American pianist Kenneth Amada (please expand this great text!)
Summary: 5 Stars
I have purchased this pianist's dictionary for myself and friends, and think it's wonderful. However, there are some notable omissions. For example, the text mentions such notable American pianists like Kenneth Amada, as a student of Isidor Phillip and Edward Steuermann, but does not give him his own separate entry, as it does pianist George Katz. Amada was a superior pianist to Katz, besting him in many international competitions: including the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium (where Amada made the finals and Katz was eliminated in the semifinals) and Leventritt (where Amada bested among others Katz, Sherman, Doppmann in the semifinals, before tying Malcolm Frager in the final round (there was no first prize that year, since the judges could not choose between Amada and Frager, the only other finalist). In 1960 Leventritt did not issue a prize. The two finalists were Malcolm Frager and Kenneth Amada, who had eliminated the aforementioned pianists. Kenneth Amada not only studied with the two teachers Hinson mentioned, but was like Charles Rosen, a student of Moriz Rosenthal, Franz Liszt's last piano disciple, who also studied with Johannes Brahms and Karol Mikuli (Chopin's piano disciple). He played over 160 concerts in Europe, and quit the professional circuit to teach graduate students at The University of Iowa, where he held the chair of the piano department and retired professor emeritus. Of course, Mr. Hinson's book is fabulous and is bound to include some important omissions. Please let me offer this feedback for the next reprint of the book, or next edition. No one text includes all the terms. To supplement Hinson's book, I also recommend both the Oxford and Harvard Dictionaries of Music. But please let me recommend Mr. Maurice Hinson's book without reservation. It is an essential book that everyone who plays piano must have. It contains translations of piano terms used in French, Spanish, German, and Italian scores. It's arranged alphabetically, and also includes brief biographies that are useful. My one request is for Mr. Maurice Hinson to expand his wonderful book to include such American prodigies and virtuosos as Kenneth Amada, even though they turned away from professional playing to teaching and reclusive lives. I would be happy to offer more information if contacted. Thank you Mr. Hinson for a fabulous text. I also recommend to readers Hinson's wonderful Guide to Pianist's Repertoire, which is the most useful source of its kind.
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