Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides - Piano

Contents

• Introduction by Yehudi Menuhin
• A Letter, by Way of Introduction
• 1. Apology, by Way of Further Introduction
• Part One - Understanding the Piano
• 2. The Instrument
• 3. The Structure of the Piano
• 4. Equal Temperament and Tuning
• 5. A Little Bit of History
• Part Two - Playing the Piano
• 6. Aspects of Technique
• 7. On Pedalling, Considered as a Fine Art
• 8. Two 'Fallacies': Singing Tone and Legato
• 9. Intermezzo One: On Teachers and Teaching
• 10. Intermezzo Two: On Practising
• 11. The Piano Combined with Other Instruments
• 12. A Note on Mechanical Reproduction
• Part Three - The Great Pianoforte Composers
• 13. Beethoven
• 14. Chopin
• 15. Liszt
• 16......And After
• Epilogue
• Some selected further reading
• Index