The Piano: An Encyclopedia of the Piano and Music

The The Piano: An Encyclopedia of the Piano and Music is the most comprehensive single-volume reference on the piano and its music, covering the history of the piano from its invention by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence in 1700 through to the contemporary concert grand, profiles of the world's greatest piano makers from Steinway to Bösendorfer to Fazioli, biographies of 200 of history's greatest pianists, and analyses of the most important works in the piano repertoire from Bach to Boulez. The illustrated hardback edition includes hundreds of archival photographs, manuscript facsimiles, and concert photographs spanning three centuries of piano history.

• Comprehensive piano encyclopedia — history, makers, pianists, and repertoire
• 200 pianist biographies from Liszt to Lang Lang
• Hundreds of archival photographs and manuscript facsimiles
• From Cristofori's invention in 1700 to the contemporary concert grand