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The piano department at the curtis institute of music is its oldest department, and one of its most distinguished. Josef hofmann the pianist, composer, teacher and inventor. That was a year after his new york debut at the old metropolitan. Later, he was director, dean and teacher at the curtis institute of music, philadelphia. Josef hofmann plays piano masterpieces 19121922 recordings. Both of josef hofmanns parents were musicians, his mother a singer of light opera and his father a conductor of the krakow theatre and professor of piano and. Josef hofmann has 15 books on goodreads with 228 ratings. Hofmann, josef, schubert, mendelssohn, chopin josef hofmann. Josef hofmann was born in podgorze a district of krakow, in austrohungarian galicia presentday poland in 1876. Josef hofmann 18761957 was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard.

Years after his first visit to the hofmanns, arthur rubinstein wrote the following about it in his book moje mlode lata. A student of anton rubenstein and a leading exponent of the works of chopin, liszt and. Josef hofmann pianist, artist of the past opera musica. Work title, piano playing with piano questions answered by josef hofmann.

His was a totally individual voice, instantly recognisable, like that of his pupil shura. Great pianistteachers advise and specific pointers on piano technique, interpretation and performance. Josef hofmann lived in a time when many artists took a rather liberal approach to the interpretation of the music score. Josef hofmann 18761957, a polishborn american piano virtuoso, was a child prodigy who studied with moszkowski and anton rubinstein. Polishborn jozef hofmann was not only a highly acclaimed pianist, respected by the. Although josef hofmann was himself a phenominal talent, he offers thoughtful answers to the simplest of piano questions, and guides the reader with a practical, common sense approach.

He however was much more consistent and technically very proficient. Piano questions answered, which, in a dover reprint, are. Hofmann was one of the greatest of pianists from the golden age, or any age. When mary louise curtis bok began planning a new music conservatory in philadelphia, she turned for assistance to one of her oldest and dearest friends. Hofmann, josef, schubert, mendelssohn, chopin josef. Piano playing, with piano questions answered by josef hofmann. He was also the first pianist ever to make a record. Josef hofmann 18761957 was a master of piano technique and an artis. The main writings of josef hofmann are found in two books, piano playing and. Piano playing with piano questions answered hofmann, jozef. His father was the composer, conductor and pianist kazimierz hofmann, and his mother the singer matylda pindelska. Josef hofmann s most popular book is piano playing. Josef hofmann bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. This book, originally published as two separate volumes in 1906 and 1907, is a collection of articles hofmann wrote as a regular feature of the ladies home journal.