These 48 interviews conducted during the 1980s and '90s with some of the great pianists of our time first appeared in the "Piano Journal" (published by the European Piano Teachers' Association). The contributors provide fascinating and illuminating insights about their experiences: their first encounters with the piano, then as students and later as performers and teachers - handing down ideas and traditions through the generations which is central to the world of piano teaching and performance.

Features the life and work of Dinu Lipatti. This book deals with Lipatti as pianist, composer and teacher. It includes many quotations from letters written by him, many musical examples, a list of works and two cadenzas for the Mozart Piano Concerto in C (K467). This publication is a valuable foundation from which to understand the complete devotion and musicianship of one of the most gifted pianists/composers the world has ever heard. Much of this book is devoted to understanding Dinu Lipatti's music, his teaching, composing and those important in his musical development.