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THE PRESSLER EFFECT • Menahem Pressler died on 6 May at the age of 99. The pianist left an overwhelming effect on all who met him, including Erica Worth, who reflects on his life and his art

WILD STREAK • Hélène Grimaud has lost none of her zest for life or passion for music, as her latest album of Schumann and Brahms illustrates. Peter Quantrill enjoys an exhilarating hour in her company

Hélène Grimaud: My first teacher – Jacqueline Courtin

GREAT EXPECTATIONS THE PROS AND CONS OF STRETCHING OURSELVES • With so much exciting (and difficult) repertoire to discover, Mark Tanner suggests taking the time to indulge in the music we already know and that is well within our grasp

Savour every moment • Mark Tanner’s advice for enjoying the simple pleasures in 3 of this issue’s scores

CADENCES & CHORDS EXPLORING THE HARMONY • Inside the last issue, Matt Ash addressed the importance of aural and theory training: Here, Graham Fitch does the nitty-gritty of putting the words into practice

THE SCORES

CÉSAR CUI PRELUDE OP 64 NO 9 • Margaret Fingerhut enjoys the combination of lush chords and floating melody in this nostalgic piece by the somewhat neglected Russian composer

MOZART FIRST MOVEMENT FROM SONATA K310 IN A MINOR • Gripping from the outset, this thrilling Allegro movement will need rhythmic precision and some seriously first-class articulation,

GRIEG NO 12 FROM 23 LITTLE PIECES EG104 • An understanding of harmony and chord progressions will help you master this gentle piece,

HANS-GÜNTER HEUMANN BEGINNERS KEYBOARD CLASS

Félix LE COUPPEY (1814-1887)

Melanie SPANSWICK

Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907)

Steve LANGFORD

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)

Stephen HELLER (1814-1888)

Giuseppe MARTUCCI (1856-1909)

Jacob SCHMITT (1803-1853)

César Cui (1835-1918) Prelude Op 64 No 9

Baldassare GALUPPI (1706-1785) Presto from Keyboard Sonata in C No 57

Frédéric CHOPIN (1810-1849) Mazurka Op 67 No 2

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) First movement from Sonata in A minor K 310

PIANO TEACHER HELP DESK • Critics will sometimes complain that a concert pianist mimics their teacher – but for the beginner, there’s something to be said for copying the expert, says Kathryn Page

ETHEREAL AND ENCHANTING TOM BORROW • With his rapid sensational rise and burgeoning international career, Tom Borrow is certainly claiming his place among the greats of tomorrow. To celebrate his latest triumph – winning the Terence Judd-Hallé Award – the young Israeli pianist talks to Warwick Thompson about his life and career

The pianist’s TOOLBOX • Ever wondered what most concertising pianists carry with them to work? Alisdair Hogarth asks seven esteemed colleagues to bare all and finds an interesting mixed bag of goodies that might help our own pianistic travel needs – whether it’s to the next summer-school course or local charity concert

Subtly felt • What do pianists mean when they talk about ‘voicing’,...