Pianists craft 2 - mastering the works of more great composers.

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Foreword by Norman KriegerPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: C.P.E.--Thinking Outside the Bachs: The Music of Carl Phillip Emanuel BachLouis NagelChapter 2: Soler's FandangoRobin Hancock Chapter 3: Lyricism and Lightness in the Piano Music of Felix MendelssohnJoel HastingsChapter 4: Interior Virtuosity: Grasping Faure's Piano MusicDavid Korevaar Chapter 5: Reflections on Performing Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and OrchestraTimothy Ehlen Chapter 6: Francis Poulenc's Early Writing: A Critical Analysis of Trois pieces (1918) and Mouvements perpetuels (1919)Jerry WongChapter 7: Drinking from the Source of Universal Folklore: Villa-Lobos, Bach and ChoroesAlexandre DossinChapter 8: The Musical Imagination of Dmitri Kabalevsky Timothy ShaferChapter 9: Remembering Alberto GinasteraBarbara Nissman Chapter 10: Improving `The Long Line' Through Score Markings in Piano RepertoireCaroline Hong Chapter 11: Aaron Copland and the Musical IdeaHilary Demske Chapter 12: Some Suggestions for Playing the Piano Music of Samuel BarberJeffrey Jacob Chapter 13: A Practical Pianist's Introduction to Messiaen: Technical and Theoretical Approaches via the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-JesusChristopher Taylor Chapter 14: A Pianist Looks at the Music of John Cage, 1946-1948John Milbauer Chapter 15: The Importance of New Music in the Pianist's RepertoireScott Holden IndexAbout the ContributorsAbout the Editor