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Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and personal testimonies from people who knew Hofmann best including Henry Z. Steinway and Shura Cherkassky, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann's world, from celebrated prodigy to established artist and private citizen. Hofmann's extensive pianistic career-as well as other lesser-known professional pursuits into composing, recording, teaching, and music school administrating-are treated in detail. Revealed is an immensely complicated man beneath the artist who mesmerized international audiences with his unique performances from his debut in 1887 until his final recital in 1946.
Whether a general reader searching for a provocative account of a complex and controversial personality, a student or teacher seeking facts on this forgotten giant, or a diehard pianophile hungry for previously unrevealed details, this biography will satisfy the most curious and demanding of readers.
Using previously unpublished letters, documents, interviews, and personal testimonies from people who knew Hofmann best including Henry Z. Steinway and Shura Cherkassky, Elizabeth Carr uncovers Hofmann's world, from celebrated prodigy to established artist and private citizen. Hofmann's extensive pianistic career-as well as other lesser-known professional pursuits into composing, recording, teaching, and music school administrating-are treated in detail. Revealed is an immensely complicated man beneath the artist who mesmerized international audiences with his unique performances from his debut in 1887 until his final recital in 1946.
Whether a general reader searching for a provocative account of a complex and controversial personality, a student or teacher seeking facts on this forgotten giant, or a diehard pianophile hungry for previously unrevealed details, this biography will satisfy the most curious and demanding of readers.
Elizabeth Carr was previously director of the Cape Cod Conservatory in Massachusetts and is now an arts and education consultant. She is the author of Shura Cherkassky: The Piano's Last Czar and has written articles for Clavier, American Music Teacher, and PianoTime. She is the recipient of the President's Award from the National Guild of Community Music Schools. She has also chaired committees for the Massachusetts Council on the Arts, was a longtime judge for National Piano Guild auditions, and served as a trustee of the Newport Music Festival.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Musik |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781538183403 |
| ISBN-10: | 1538183404 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Carr, Elizabeth |
| Hersteller: | RLPG/Galleys |
| Maße: | 235 x 157 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Elizabeth Carr |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,586 kg |
Elizabeth Carr was previously director of the Cape Cod Conservatory in Massachusetts and is now an arts and education consultant. She is the author of Shura Cherkassky: The Piano's Last Czar and has written articles for Clavier, American Music Teacher, and PianoTime. She is the recipient of the President's Award from the National Guild of Community Music Schools. She has also chaired committees for the Massachusetts Council on the Arts, was a longtime judge for National Piano Guild auditions, and served as a trustee of the Newport Music Festival.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Musik |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781538183403 |
| ISBN-10: | 1538183404 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Carr, Elizabeth |
| Hersteller: | RLPG/Galleys |
| Maße: | 235 x 157 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Elizabeth Carr |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.10.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,586 kg |
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