About the Book:” . . . a most precious book which every serious pianist and teacher must own.” Journal of the American Liszt SocietyJoseph Banowetz and four distinguished contributors provide practical suggestions and musicological insights on the pedaling of keyboard works from the 18th to the 20th century.Table of Contents: Preface1. The History of the Piano’s PedalsPART ONEPedaling Techniques2.The Right Pedal3. The Middle Pedal4. The Left PedalPART TWOPedaling Works of Selected Composers and Styles5.Using and Pedals When Playing Bach6.Using the Pedals When Playing Haydn and Mozart7. Beethoven’s Uses of the Pedals William S. Newman8. Executing Beethoven’s Long Pedals on the Modern Piano9. Pedaling the Piano Works of Chopin Maurice Hinson10. Using the Pedals When Playing Schumann11.Using the Pedals When Playing Liszt12. The Catala School of Pedaling Mark Hansen13. Gieseking’s Pedaling in Debussy and Ravel Dean ElderNotesBibliography of Sources in EnglishIndex