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Under the hammer
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Musical Times
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October 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Musical Times Publications, Ltd. Autumn 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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After the golden age: romantic piartism and modern performance Kenneth Hamilton Oxford UP (New York & Oxford, 2008); xv, 304pp; £17.99. ISBN 978 0 19 517826 5.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: a musician's life and world Mark Kroll Scarecrow Press (Lanham & Plymouth, 2007); xiv, 501pp; £56. ISBN 978 0 8108 5920 3.
Beyond The art of finger dexterity: reassessing Carl Czerny Edited by David Gramit University of Rochester Press (Rochester, NY, & Woodbridge, 2008); xiii, 280pp; £40, $75. ISBN 978 1 58046 250 1.
I THINK IT FAIR TO SAY that not every musician or listener realises quite how extraordinary the story of the piano is, and with it the world of piano music and of pianists great and ...
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