Online course for pianists
A series of lessons on the Internet teaches basic elements of piano technique. Examples from the literature are used to suggest solutions and exercises for technical problems.
Laszlo Gyimesi, a pianist with extensive concert experience and a long-standing professor at the Basel University of the Arts, among others, has developed an online course on The path to free piano playing analyzes and visually depicts the basic elements of piano technique. He draws on the romantic piano tradition: piano playing freed from cramps through artistic conception of content and sound, singing piano tone and education in the conscious use and application of the body.
Inspired by Heinrich Neuhaus, Alfred Cortot and Leopold Godowsky, examples from the piano literature are shown and exercises and suggested solutions are offered for the technical problems. The exercises are designed in such a way that the performance of the music examples can be carried out in a controlled manner at the same time as the video recordings. Also from the romantic tradition is the standard work by Heinrich Neuhaus, the book The art of playing the piano which serves as the basic source for the video course.
"With his lessons, Laszlo Gyimesi is helping to keep a great romantic tradition of piano playing alive. This tradition can basically be traced back to Liszt, and thus ultimately to Beethoven. Technique, what is technique? Technique is for expression. No, technique is expression! A relaxed piano technique without false tensions helps us to realize our thoughts and feelings almost directly. Every pianist can come closer to this ideal. Laszlo Gyimesi's lessons are a tremendously valuable aid that can unleash great potential in every pianist." - Martin Stadtfeld
The ten lessons are published on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrwXk76dM3EM4_gG4Ywimg
