The American Piano Concerto Compendium [Hardcover]

This book. . . will be an invaluable resource for musicians, composers, conductors, music historians, teachers, and orchestras.Phemister has doggedly pursued these many concertos, read them through, and researched critical commentary where such has been available. It is a yeoman effort by a fine pianist, successful teacher, and tireless scholar. One hopes that this book will not only see the light of day, but will cause many of these silent concertos to be heard and appreciated.The American Piano Concerto Compendium is an extremely valuable contribution to several different categories of readers. It is indispensable to pianists, music lovers, and orchestra personnel with any sense of adventure or curiosity toward that vast area beyond the restricted and too-often-performed standard piano concerti. Beautifully organized and researched, with judiciously selected reviews - a wonderful body of information hitherto unexplored.William Phemisters extensive, meticulously researched compendium is an invaluable resource for the serious conductor, professional soloist, piano teacher, student, and inquisitive listener. Reaching well beyond the canon of familiar repertoire  and incorporating fascinating extras such as composer commentaries and contemporary reviews  Phemisters catalogue should help stimulate interest in a wide array of unfamiliar, overlooked, or forgotten American piano concertos. An impressive achievement!1634 concertos are listed here, by 1056 composers. That seems more than we need to know, but there's nothing like completeness. All the information we need about any concerto is given. Naturally the date of a premiere performance (if known) is given, and if there were reviews in major newspapers, they are summarized.The second edition of The American Piano Concerto Compendium reveals to professional and amateur pianists forty percent more works than the first edition from 1985. It is a valuable resource not only for pianists and conductors, but also fol#}