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Josef Hofmann : the piano's forgotten giant / Elizabeth Carr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carr, Elizabeth, 1935- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957.
- Hofmann, Josef.
- Pianists--United States--Biography.
- Pianists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Contents:
- Part I. Beginnings, 1876-1894. Prodigy, 1876-1892 ; Hofmann and Rubinstein : student and master, 1892-1894
- Part II. The career, 1894-1925. Pre-revolutionary Russia, 1894-1913 ; America and the continent, 1898-1925 ; Composer, 1882-1924
- Part III. Pause, 1925-1933. Curtis Institute of Music, 1925 ; Teacher, 1925-1938 ; Teaching ; Director, 1927-1938
- Part IV. The career resumes, 1933-1946. Onstage, 1933 ; Golden jubilee, 1937 ; Disintegration, 1939-1946
- Part V. More than a pianist. Performer, 1887-1946 ; Steinway artist, 1901-1957 ; Recording artist, 1887-1924 ; Inventor, 1888-1957
- Part VI. Josef Hofmann, the man. Husband and father, 1905-1957
- Part VII. Culmination. Coda, 1957 ; The piano's forgotten giant.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Carr, Elizabeth, 1935- Josef Hofmann
- ISBN:
- 1538183412
- 9781538183410
- Publisher Number:
- 40031964392
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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