Book: Piano Pieces As a concert pianist and pedagogue myself, I find russell sherman's Piano Piecesto be one of the most inspiring books on piano performance I have ever read. http://www.travelerscompany.com/product/0374525005/AsinSearch/14/
Extractions: I'm surprised by the reviews that denounce this book. Sherman's tone is at once informal and high-minded, which might limit the appeal of Piano Pieces to a particularly North American sensibility. Still, when I read it in the spring of 1996, I knew Piano Pieces would remain one of the most intellectually and creatively inspiring books that I would read on any subject. Sherman treats a range of issues related to performing the European piano literature by comparing it to, or locating it within, literary criticism, baseball, mythology, poetry, drama, aesthetic theory, art history, everyday life, personal experience, (American)consumer culture, and social history. In addition, Sherman's recollections of his own teacher, Eduard Steuermann, are touching and instructive. It is clear, too, that Sherman has learned as much from his students as he has imparted to them. Sherman has a searching, inquisitive mind that brings together disparate subjects and phenomena coherently and beautifully.
Pianists : Art Directory (Rating 0.00 Votes 0) Rate It. sherman, russell Mr. sherman studied with 0) RateIt. Smidak, Miron (b.1980) Brief information on the young Czech pianist. http://www.123artist.com/art/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists/more
Rachmaninov Anecdotes, Stories, And Quotes network of responsiveness it authors and its relationship to the melody. russell sherman, pianist and author of Piano Pieces. http://members.rogers.com/rachlife/anecdotes.html
Extractions: Rachmaninov at Locust Point, New Jersey, his summer home from 1922-23 Rachmaninov was a notoriously stoic and quiet man who divulged little. The following anecdotes, stories, and quotes will hopefully give you a greater idea of his character. " In my own compositions, no conscious effort has been made to be original, or Romantic or Nationalistic, or anything else. I write down on paper the music I hear within me, as naturally as possible...What I try to do, when writing down my music, is to make it say simply and directly that which is in my heart when I am composing. " " Music is enough for a lifetime; but a lifetime is never enough for music." " It goes without saying that technical proficiency should be the first accquistion of a student who would be a fine pianist." " Well, there's [Josef] Hofman...and then there's me. " -When asked about the most important pianists of the 20th century. " ...the performer must know how to approach it...because if it slips by, then the whole construction crumbles...and does not convey to the listener what must be conveyed. " -On the " culmination " (his term) of a performance " My hands, my precious hands "
Rachmaninov Sources Books. Dubal, David. Reflections from the Keyboard The World of theConcert pianist (Second Edition). sherman, russell. Piano Pieces. http://members.rogers.com/rachlife/sources.html
Extractions: There are many resources out there for Rachmaninov enthusiasts. The following are the books, videos, CDs and Internet sites that were used in research for this web site and are recommended for further study or enjoyment. Dubal, David. Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist (Second Edition) . New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. Walker, Robert. The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers: Rachmaninoff . London: Omnibus Press, 1980. performed by Idil Biret, piano. 1989 Naxos recording 8.550347 Piano Concerto No.2/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paginini performed by Jenn Jando, piano and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gyorgy Lehel.1988 Naxos recording 8.550117 Piano Concerto No.2/Willans C minor Concerto performed Arthur Ozolins, piano and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mario Bernardi. 1991 CBC recording SMCD5108 Piano Concerto No.3/Strauss Burlesque performed by Arthur Ozolins, piano and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mario Bernardi. 1993 CBC recording SMCD5128
Here And Now: ERROR - 404 pianist russell sherman plays Beethoven's Sonata Opus 14 1, one of the sonatasincluded in a 10cd set called russell sherman and the Complete Beethoven http://www.here-now.org/topics/_arts/al_021216.asp
Extractions: Friends and an adopted son drive to the sea to carry out Jack Dodds' wish to have his ashes cast upon the waves. Along the way, in alternating first-person narratives, the living disclose predictable surprises and ponder the big questions what's it all about, anyway? While Swift deserves credit for trying to capture the day-to-day life of his lower-middle-class characters, the result is banal. The first-person voices are unconvincing, the competing narratives cumulatively unrevealing, and the pearls of wisdom paste. In this demotic novel, Swift grants his narrators the depth and complexity of characters in a television mini-series. Joseph Shea Blake For all his inner fire and drama, William Blake lived a relatively uneventful life, and this turns out to be rather a blessing at a time when so many biographies (including Ackroyd's previous Dickens ) stifle the reader with superfluous facts. Ackroyd skillfully traces the larger outlines of Blake's life and underscores the consistency of his character: a more anxiety-ridden and self-destructive Blake than one expects, whose persistence in the face of adversity and misunderstanding comes to seem quietly heroic. Ackroyd treats Blake's visions and commerce with the spirit realm respectfully though he occasionally transposes them into a simpler, more psychological frame without shedding a great deal of light. Nor are his comments on the poetry especially helpful (he fares somewhat better with the art). His triumph, however, is his vivid evocation of working-class London "Human awful wonder of God," Blake's Jerusalem in all its chaotic, violent vitality. Against this background we see Blake as his contemporaries did: independent and puzzling and brilliant. A worthwhile book.
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Extractions: $15 members/$18 nonmembers; $5 students with valid ID Established in 1992 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Quartet became the first British group to win the Premier Grand Prix at the prestigious 1995 Evian International String Quartet competition. The following season saw debuts in New York, Paris, Vienna and at all the major European festivals. Since then, they have made numerous return visits to the major performing arts venues of the world, and in 2002 received a Grammy nomination for their extraordinary new CD. They are a quartet of inordinate depth of interpretation and ensemble. "Entirely natural and wonderfully musical, this quartet enchanted ." (THE SCOTSMAN) SPECIAL BENEFIT PERFORMANCE April 15, 2003
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Talented Pianist Genevieve Wong Holds Concerts At City Hall Genevieve Wong, remarked as gifted in the hand, soul and vision by the renownedpianist russell sherman, will give a delightful piano recital at the Hong http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/199912/23/1223186.htm
Extractions: Talented pianist Genevieve Wong holds concerts at City Hall The following is issued on behalf of the Provisional Urban Council: Genevieve Wong, remarked as "gifted in the hand, soul and vision" by the renowned pianist Russell Sherman, will give a delightful piano recital at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre on January 8, 2000 (Saturday). She will serenade audience with famous pieces from celebrated composers, including two beautiful works by Mozart: the richly-varied "Rondo in A minor, K.511" and the lively "Sonata No.13 in B flat, K.333"; the imaginative "Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26" by Schumann and the exquisite "Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58" by Chopin. The young talented pianist took her first piano lesson at the age of four. She was later admitted to the Junior Division of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts where she began her studies with John Winther, the former Dean of Music of the Academy. She was a frequent prizewinner at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival competitions and the winner of the 1990 Kawai Competition and the Frances Schuman Award. She has also won the Minnie and David Schoenholtz Scholarship, the Paul Jocobs Memorial Scholarship, the Luba and George Goldberg Scholarship and the Bernard van Zuiden Scholarship and furthered her studies in the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School, where she obtained her Bachelor and Masters degrees respectively.
San José State University - SJSU This Week BEST OF BEETHOVEN AT SJSU Six local high school students will perform Beethovensonatas for internationally recognized pianist russell sherman in the 16th http://www.sjsu.edu/news_and_info/thisweek/archives/april02/thisweek042902.html
Extractions: FACULTY HAPPENINGS Daniel Georges-Abeyie, chair of the African American Studies Department and member of Amnesty International USA’s post-9/11 National Crisis Response, is participating in a public forum at UC Riverside this week on "Civil Liberties and Human Rights in the Wake of September 11: Domestic and Global Perspectives." Contact Georges-Abeyie at daniel.georges-abeyie@sjsu.edu Education professor Marty Krovetz has organized a conference for educators on "Reconceptualizing High Schools as Small Learning Communities," which will be held this week. The conference is designed for school leadership teams, including administrators, teachers, staff, parents and students, and is co-sponsored by SJSU’s LEAD Center, California Schools Redesign Network at Stanford University and the CES University of CES National. Contact Krovetz at mkrovetz@email.sjsu.edu
Beethoven Center Events russell sherman, pianist. Performance of three Beethoven sonatas Sonata in E Major,Opus 109; Sonata in E Minor/Major, Opus 90; Sonata in F Minor, Opus 57. http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/beethoven/events/events.html
Extractions: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies home Concerts, lectures, tours, and other programs s ponsored by the Beethoven Center The Center sponsors many concerts, most of them occurring in the Concert Hall at the University. Artists have included such luminaries as the Juilliard String Quartet, pianist Richard Goode, fortepianist Malcolm Bilson, and many others. In addition to the tours and lectures conducted at the Center by the Director and Curator, both Director William Meredith and Board President Tom Wendel frequently present lectures to the public for outside organizations. The Center also collaborates with the San Jose Chamber Music Society and other organizations in presenting Beethoven concerts, symposiums, and exhibits. 2002-2003 events in San Jose 2002-2003 events in New York Index of past events 2002-2003 Events Sponsored by the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies San Jose State University: (for more information, call the Center at 408-924-4590) Please note: Because of scheduling conflicts at the Library of Congress, The Beethoven Treasures in America exhibit that was to begin in April 2001 is currently on hold while we reschedule the venues. As soon as new information is available, we will announce it on this site. . Program of chamber music including the Sonatas for violoncello and fortepiano, Opus 70, nos. 1-2. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. William Meredith at 6:15 p.m.
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Extractions: Stations Comments Listed alphabetically by author's surname. Here are links to the top of each letter A B C D ... Joe Sacco Safe Area Gorazde (Fantagraphics) Oliver Sacks The Island of the Colorblind Knopf Oliver Sacks Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (Knopf) Julie Sahni Savoring India Edward Said Out of Place: a memoir (Knopf) Palagummi Sainath Everybody Loves a Good Drought Penguin (International Only) Also in Can You Trust Reporters? 01-03-18-A Julie Salamon The Net of Dreams; A Family's Search for a Rightful Place (Random House) Joyce Salisbury Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman Routledge Cynthia Saltzman Portrait of Dr. Gachet: The Story of a Van Gogh Masterpiece (Viking) Mark Salzman Lying Awake (Knopf) George Sanchez Becoming Mexican-American Oxford Scott Russell Sanders The Force of Spirit (Beacon) Scott Sanders Hunting for Hope (Beacon Press) Luc Sante The Factory of Facts (Pantheon) Robert Sapolsky Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Freeman Sapphire (Knopf) Jack Sargeant and Stephanie Watson , eds.
To The Best Of Our Knowledge - 99-10-17-B: The Music Within SEGMENT 2 pianist russell sherman tells Jim Fleming why it takes more than fingersto play the piano, and why some of the older pianists play Chopin with http://www.wpr.org/book/991017b.htm
Extractions: Stations Comments To The Best of Our Knowledge from Wisconsin Public Radio Tap your toes, clap your hands in this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge , learn to express yourself joyfully, with music. A seventy-eight-year-old cellist extolls the virtues of "amateuring" and jazz pianist Joan Wildman gives Judith Strasser a lesson in improvisation. Also, Peter Gay on the life of Mozart. SEGMENT 1: Joan Wildman , pianist and professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin, talks about the importance of improvisation, then is joined at the keyboard by Judith Strasser for an improv lesson. Also, Judith Strasser provides a commentary on learning to hold the bow as an adult beginner on the cello. And, amateur cellist Wayne Booth is professor emeritus of English at the University of Chicago, and author of "For the Love of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals." He tells Steve Paulson why he took up the cello, and why it's important to play for pleasure, not profit. SEGMENT 2: Pianist Russell Sherman tells Jim Fleming why it takes more than fingers to play the piano, and why some of the older pianists play Chopin with greater sensitivity than technically proficient modern tyros.
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GIA - Artists - Marc-André Hamelin - Biography FrenchCanadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin was born in Montreal; he studied at Hisprincipal teachers were Yvonne Hubert, Harvey Wedeen and russell sherman. http://www.giamanagement.com/biography.asp?MusicianID=2
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