The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises
Collection of études by Charles-Louis Hanon
Summary
The Virtuoso Pianist by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of sixty exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The Virtuoso Pianist is Hanon's most well-known work, and is still widely used by piano instructors and pupils. However, the applicability of these nineteenth-century exercises has been questioned by some piano instructors today.
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The first exercise is being played inappropriately fast (and fairly sloppy). The maximum MM is 108.
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Removed the first paragraph of Criticisms. The cited source was a random, unsigned internet blog. When I went to the blog's preface (http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/preface.htm), the first sentence was "This is the first book ever written on how to practice at the piano!" (Really?) It then says the author had 7 years lessons as a child, and then watched their daughters learn. This is not an expert. Random people's opinions don't belong in a wiki article.
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Hanon-Faber edition was added.
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