[ePub] Bartoacute;k for Piano: A Survey of His Solo Literature by David Yeomans at Arts-Photography

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Essential for Bartok LoversBy Michael BrooksThis book is a complete survey of all of Bela Bartoks solo piano literature. For each piece (including every piece in Mikrokosmos). it includes detailed notes on the music and its background. playing tips. and ratings of technical and musical difficulty. The book also includes information about Bartoks musical notation and style. Not only are we told which music publishers have each piece in print. but it also includes complete descriptions of the available anthologies of Bartoks music.The information provided by pianist David Yeomans is of very high quality. and I found his difficulty ratings. in particular. extremely accurate and helpful when selecting works for practice. This book is a must for anyone who loves to play Bartoks music. no matter what your level of playing ability.Only the information on the recordings is out of date. but this is rendered moot by the fact that all of Bartoks solo piano works are available on CD in the excellent renditions by Gyorgy Sandor.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy DanielleConcise. informative. and well organized book.