Henry Z. Steinway

One name has meant "quality" in the American piano business more than any other: Steinway & Sons. The company was founded in 1853 by Heinrich Steinway, an illiterate German immigrant; Henry was his great-grandson. He became factory manager after World War II, and then president of the company in 1955. The "Z" middle initial was prophetic: he was the last Steinway to run the company; he sold it in 1972 because, he said, no one in the next generation was interested in running the business. Steinway pianos have continued to be much sought after (my pianist mother had two Steinway grands -- good thing we had a big living room), and even after he retired at 65, Henry autographed the cast-iron plates inside the instruments with a felt-tipped pen. In 2007 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He died at home in Manhattan on September 18. He was 93. From This is True for 14 September 2008 Suggestions for further reading: Jazz Piano: The Left Hand (The Steinway Library of Piano Music) by Riccardo Scivales Amazon Price: $14.96 Customer Review: This is not a step by step, "Left Hand Technique for Dummies" kind of book. The author seems to know a lot about the history of jazz and has compiled examples of the left hand technique of many piano masters. The first half the book is more historic ...   Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand by James Barron Amazon Price: $15.90 Customer Review: With a love of the piano since the age of five, and piano technician for the past twenty-five years, (AllegroPianoService(dot)com), I found this book to be engaging and informative. Mr. Barron follows the eleven-month journey of one Steinway D (the 9...   Piano Stylings of the Great Standards (Volume 1: Standards) (The Steinway Lib... by Edward Shanaphy Amazon Price: $17.05 Customer Review: Very simple. Learn the songs from all 6 volumes. Make a demo CD of a few of them. Drop off the demo at every estalblishment in your area (that welcomes piano music) along with a brief press kit and photo. Follow up with a phone call. You will be play...   Piano Stylings of the Great Standards, Vol. III (The Steinway Library of Pian... by Edward Shanaphy Amazon Price: $17.05 Customer Review: This series has 2 versions of each standard. One is more challenging then the other... but both are very well done.   Jazz Piano Play-Along (Book & 2 CD's) (The Steinway Library of Piano Music) by Noreen Lienhard Amazon Price: $21.33 Customer Review: I have literally tons of Aebersold play alongs. I am an accomplished jazz player and love to improvise. Noreen absolutely NAILED IT with this book. Their are beautiful arrangements that you can use and or improv over. However, the arrangements ar...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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