International Piano – Nov/Dec 2013

Guest editor Stephen Hough curates this special edition of International Piano. Content highlights:

• The art of preluding: A look back at improvised introductions
• Alkan’s bicentenary: Celebrating neglected composer Charles-Valentin Alkan
• Larger than life: Anton Rubinstein’s piano prowess
• Of pianos and fortepianos: Unchartered sound worlds
• Lost generation: Careers cut short by tragedy
• Soviet style: Can notes can have a nationalistic identity?
• Symposium: The Second Viennese School
• Sheet music: Lullaby by Stephen Hough
• How to practise: Make time offstage worthwhile

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