WATERMAN FANNY DAME FANNY WATERMAN'S PIANO TREASURY 1 PIANO BOOK

WATERMAN FANNY DAME FANNY WATERMAN'S PIANO TREASURY 1 PIANO BOOK

Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life In Music

Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life In Music tells the extraordinary story of one of the twentieth century’s most inspirational British women. Born into an artistic family in impoverished circumstances, her prodigious musical talent and sheer determination was her passport out of hardship, leading to recognition as one of the most talented young pianists of her generation. Her emergence as a visionary teacher leads to the founding of the Leeds International Piano Competition and relationships with many internationally renowned pianists whose lives she has touched through her work. Interwoven throughout the story, Dame Fanny Waterman shares her inspirational philosophies on life, learning and music, and her compelling and utter passion for the Piano.

Nigel Hess: Ladies In Lavender (Violin And Piano)

Nigel Hess's most recent film score is for 'Ladies in Lavender', the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the fim for Violin and Piano. The soundtrack, performed by virtuoso American violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is now available on Sony Classics.

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Benjamin Britten: Phaedra (Full Score)

Dramatic cantata Phaedra was written for mezzo-soprano Janet Baker (who became Dame Janet in 1976, the same year the composer was elevated to become Lord Britten). For Mezzo-Soprano and small Orchestra.

Benjamin Britten: Variations (1965) For Piano

After composing the unconventional but highly successful Night Piece (Notturno) for the inaugural Leeds International Piano Competition, Marion Harewood, the competition's co-founder along with Dame Fanny Waterman, asked Britten to write a further piece for the 1966 contest. He began a set of variations in the autumn of 1965, but the manuscript breaks off just before the end of the sixth of what appear to have been intended to be at least ten variations.Here, in Variations (1965) for Piano, Colin Matthews concludes the sixth variation and you can purchase the piano score, which includes a facsimile reproduction of the first page of Britten's original manuscript.

Fanny Waterman: On Piano Teaching And Performing

Fanny Waterman DBE has become a household name and a legend in her own lifetime, and this updated edition of On Piano Teaching And Performing is packed with the knowledge, know-how and advice that stems from over 40 years of teaching experience. The book's insights into the fundamentals of playing technique and of musicianship, its shrewd practical advice and illuminating turn of phrase have immeasurably benefited all who teach and all who learn the Piano. Now updated from the original 1983 publication, the book is filled with inspiring thoughts and words of advice not just for pianists but for all musicians. On Piano Teaching And Performing also features a chapter concerning local, national and international competitions, for which Dame Waterman has become renowned. You will also find an appendix of the Rules And Maxims For Young Pianists by Robert Schumann, which are still startlingly fresh and relevant for today's musicians.