French Pianism

Charles Timbrell, professor and coordiantor of keyboard studies at Howard University, is an active pianist, writer and music critic. He received degrees in piano performance from Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland. He has performed throughout the United States and Europe and is a frequent adjudicator of national and international piano competitions. He contributed more than 50 articles on French pianists to The New Grove.

Foreword by Gaby Casadesus;
Preface;
1. The Nineteenth Century:
Early French Pianos;
The Paris Conservatoire and French Musical Education;
Composers, Performers, Teachers, and Methods;
Historic Recordings;
2. Leading Artist-Teachers 1900-1940:
Isidor Philipp;
Marguerite Long;
Alfred Cortot;
Lazare-Levy;
3. Major Figures Since World War II:
Armand Ferte;
Yves Nat;
Marcel Ciampi;
Jules Gentil;
Yvonne Lefebure;
Robert Casadesus;
Jacques Fevrier;
Vlado Perlemuter;
Lucette Descaves;
Lelia Gousseau;
Yvonne Loriod;
Dominique Merlet;
Addendum: The Author's Recollections;
4. Interviews:
Paul Loyonnet;
Gaby Casadesus;
Pierre Sancan;
Jean-Joel Barbier;
Germaine Mounier;
Grant Johannesen;
Pierre Barbizet;
Jean-Philippe Collard;
Brigitte Engerer;
Jean-Marc Luisada;
Helene Grimaud;
5. Coda: The French School, Past and Present;
Appendix 1. Bibliographies of Interviewees;
Appendix 2. Piani Professors at the Paris Conservatoire 1795-1998;
Appendix 3. SelectedDiscography;
Appendix 4. Selected Methods, Exercises and Etudes;
Notes, Selected Bibliography