Harold Schonberg The Great Pianists Pdf Jun 2026

: Multiple editions of the book, including the revised 1987 version, are available for digital borrowing at the Internet Archive . You can "borrow" the book for an hour or more to read the full text online.

The Great Pianists is a seminal work of music history written by Harold C. Schonberg, the former senior music critic for The New York Times . First published in 1963 and revised in 1987, the book is widely considered the definitive popular history of piano playing. Unlike technical academic treatises, Schonberg’s work is a lively, witty, and accessible biography of the instrument's most legendary practitioners, tracing the evolution of piano virtuosity from the early 19th century to the modern era. Harold Schonberg The Great Pianists Pdf