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Walter Gieseking

Author of Piano Technique

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Works by Walter Gieseking

Piano Technique (1972) 105 copies

Debussy: The Complete Piano works (5CD) (2014) 3 copies

Great Pianists of the 20th Century 32: Walter Gieseking I (1999) 3 copies

Great Pianists of the 20th Century 33: Walter Gieseking II (1999) 3 copies

Sonatine 2 copies

Debussy. Preludes I & II 1 copy

Debussy : The Complete Works for Piano 1 copy

Walter Gieseking • Schumann: Scenes of Childhood, Opus 15 • Brahms: Intermezzi, Opus 117 1 copy

Complete Bach Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [7 CD Box Set] (2017) 1 copy

Enregistrements De 1924 A 1947 (2002) 1 copy

Complete Solo Piano Works (2007) 1 copy

Sonatine for flute and piano 1 copy

Icon - Walter Gieseking, Poet of the Keyboard (2009) 1 copy

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I & II by Walter Gieseking (2010-09-28) 1 copy

Debussy. Piano works 1 copy

Schubert: 6 moments musicaux; Schumann: Symphonic etudes, Waldszenen, 3 Romanze (CD) 1 copy

Complete Works for Piano (2012) 1 copy

Walter Gieseking: Tonal Wizard with Esprit [Membran Box Set] (2011) 1 copy

Concerto No. 5 in E Flat 1 copy

Walter Gieseking plays Debussy 1 copy

Bach: Italian Concerto. Partitas 1, 5, 6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31, No. 2. CD 1 copy

Music by Debussy, Grieg, Ravel (Record) 1 copy

Bach, Schumann recital (CD) 1 copy

His Columbia Graphophone Recordings - Complete Warner Classics Edition 1 copy

Associated Works

Debussy: The Complete Works For Piano (4 CD) — Performer — 10 copies

Mozart Songs 2 copies

Bach 333: Piano Legends — Piano — 1 copy

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Piano Technique (Book): Technik für Klavier (Dover… by Walter Geisking

"... with the exception of pieces to be publicly performed, specially instructive exercises, and Bach compositions, I do not consider it necessary for the pupil to commit to memory every piece he studies." (Page 11)

"... it is of the utmost importance to learn to ... exert [the muscles] consciously, and, what is of still greater importance, to relax them consciously." (Page 12)

Having read through page 98, I am going back to the beginning to work on my "technique" rather than rushing through to read to the end of the book.… (more)

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Works: 24
Also by: 3
Members: 135
Popularity: #150,831
Rating: ½ 3.4

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 5
Languages: 2

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