Loeschhorn Children`s Studies, Op.181 for Piano Solo

easy to intermediate

Carl Albert Loschhorn (1819?1905) was one of

the most sought-after piano teachers in the

Berlin area. His Children`s Studies Op.181

was originally published in two volumes with

20 studies each. The new edition in the

Essential Exercises series contains them in

one volume.

The studies are composed for beginners

already mastering the basics who shall

practice and overcome more difficult technical

challenges. Notwithstanding the title, the

pieces are in no way childish and can

therefore be used by students of every age. In

each study, Loschhorn uses a technical

exercise in the musical context which he

varies in many different ways, combines in

an imaginative manner, shapes into a

manageable form, thus creating wonderful

musical miniatures. What makes the

collection all the more valuable is the fact that

both hands are trained equally.

With the Children`s Studies, the pianist learns

to practice major basic forms of playing.

Once started, the `module` to be practised is

like a perpetuum mobile, causing continuous

movement until the end of the respective

study. The entire tonal range is explored, and

little surprises require the player`s

concentration. Technique and music are

combined in an impressive manner.

작곡가 Loeschhorn,Albert

에디터 Taneda, Ruth

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