But for the still-smoldering fire of two grand old men of pianism (Josef Hofmann and Sergei Rachmaninoff) French-born, 44-year-old Walter Gieseking would be ranked by most .
Dorothy Donegan is a homely, unhappy-looking young woman whose earnestly inspired pianism last week was drawing throngs to Elmer's Cocktail Lounge, an obscure nitery in the heart .
America's first world-class musician, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, built a precocious career on three isms: romanticism, pianism and giganticism.
David Dubal in Dallas Morning News (registration) At his peak, Fleisher was the model of clean-cut, intelligent American pianism,writes David Dubal in The Art of the Piano. "Fleisher's playing is so direct that, on first hearing, it may seem somewhat cold."
Yoheved Kaplinsky in Dallas Morning News These days, when you listen to even the average Chinese player,Kaplinsky says, "you'll hear excellent pianism and various levels of fine musicianship. But when you listen to the average Russian, there is some good piano playing, some good...