Essays
ABIA is pleased to have an ever-growing repository of essays written by Cosmo Buono designed to help pianists of all ages hone and refine their performances of the great works.
Our current list includes guides to interpretation for standard works of repertoire and includes discussions of details such as their history and illustrations for hand placement and technique.
The list to date includes works by composers such as Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann, among others.
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Musette in D major, BWV Anh.126
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION by Cosmo Buono -
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
BY COSMO BUONO
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 20, Op. 49, No. 2
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Waltz in A-Flat Major Op. 69, No. 1
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
MUZIO CLEMENTI (1752-1832)
Sonatina, Op. 36, No. 1
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
Suite bergamasque iii. Claire de lune
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
ALBERT ELLMENREICH (1816-1905)
Spinnliedchen “Spinning Song”
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO -
JOHN FIELD (1782-1837)
Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO
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FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
BY COSMO BUONO
Edited by Johanna Roman -
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
The Wild Horseman from “Album for the Young” Op. 68
A GUIDE TO INTERPRETATION BY COSMO BUONO
Edited by Johanna Roman -
THE ART OF FOUR HAND PLAYING