Book Review
Nov. 15th, 2004 08:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariPiano Notes
by Charles Rosen
Rosen writes this book about playing the piano from a much more personal perspective than he did The Classical Style. He's less the musicologist here and more the musician reflecting on his experiences and offering up his thoughts. He discusses not just his own playing experiences, but also the piano's role in music history, place in culture, etc. However, Rosen does focus on the professional experience (concerts, recording, pedagogy), rather than the amateur or student experience. I found his discussions of the ways in which the purely physical aspects of the instrument and the playing techniques affect the music and how it is experienced (by both the listener and the performer) the most interesting parts of the book. Also, the view of music history through the lens of the piano was very illuminating. Unfortunately, Rosen is occasionally curmudgeonly about the future of the piano and piano music.
by Charles Rosen
Rosen writes this book about playing the piano from a much more personal perspective than he did The Classical Style. He's less the musicologist here and more the musician reflecting on his experiences and offering up his thoughts. He discusses not just his own playing experiences, but also the piano's role in music history, place in culture, etc. However, Rosen does focus on the professional experience (concerts, recording, pedagogy), rather than the amateur or student experience. I found his discussions of the ways in which the purely physical aspects of the instrument and the playing techniques affect the music and how it is experienced (by both the listener and the performer) the most interesting parts of the book. Also, the view of music history through the lens of the piano was very illuminating. Unfortunately, Rosen is occasionally curmudgeonly about the future of the piano and piano music.
