The Aesthetics of Pianoforte Playing

One of the most revered of the vintage piano pedagogical works, revised and updated from its original mid-19th-century incarnation. Part I. The Idea in General: Importance and Peculiarities of the Pianoforte, History of Virtuosity, Historical Review of Piano Playing Methods; Part II. The Presentation of the Beautiful in Pianoforte Playing: On Technique, On the Rendering.