Product Description
The Virtuoso Pianist Hanon, Charles-Louis (1820 – 1900) / ed. Allan Small ITEM: 00-616C UPC: 038081027418 ISBN 10: 0739009400 ISBN 13: 9780739009406 SERIES: Alfred Masterwork Edition CATEGORY: Piano Collection FORMAT: Comb-Bound Book LEVEL: Intermediate / Advanced The most widely used piano technique book ever written, The Virtuoso Pianist was designed to develop agility and strength in all the fingers as well as flexibility of the wrists. Exercises are sequenced so that in each successive exercise, the fingers are rested from the fatigue caused by the previous one. Translated from the original French, this Masterwork edition includes the complete Exercises 1-60 and is clearly engraved for easy reading. Hanon’s original introduction is included. He recommends that a student have at least one year of experience before starting this book. A General MIDI disk is available separately (Item #5715) . The disk contains varied styles of accompaniments including pop, classical and jazz for Exercises 1-20.
