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DENIS KOZHUKHIN • The pianist on his fascination with the piano repertoire’s many sets of children’s pieces – and recording the works for his new album, Somnia

To Beethoven and beyond • A long-planned concerto cycle is just one of the projects on the horizon for Anne-Marie McDermott as she embarks on a new phase of an eventful career, and explains her plans to Peter Quantrill

MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM MORE IDEAS FOR BUILDING STAMINA • Varying our approach by alternating between focused, repetition-based practice and continuous, flowing performances is the key to tension-free piano playing, says Mark Tanner

LEARN TO LISTEN HORIZONTALLY CONTRAPUNTAL PLAYING • Don’t shy away from the multi-faceted world of contrapuntal music: Invest your soul into each line and think ‘strands separately’, says Graham Fitch

THE SCORES • Pianist 144 • Read the lessons • Play the scores

PHILIPP SCHARWENKA ALBUM FOR THE YOUNG OP 71 NO 6 • Careful, methodical practice on this thickly-textured Romantic piece will convince you and the listener what a treasure it really is, says Matthew Mills

SERGEI RACHMANINOV MOMENT MUSICAL IN B FLAT MINOR OP 16 NO 1 • With its subtle fluctuations of tempo and fleeting changes of time signature, this passionate piece by the young Rachmaninov will require a forward drive throughout its 13 pages, says Lucy Parham

ROBERT FUCHS ROMANCE, NO 13 FROM CHILDREN’S ALBUM OP 47 • Study the layout, familiarise yourself with the key signature and imagine the characters before embarking on the nitty-gritty practice of this yearningly gentle gem, says Melanie Spanswick

Théodore LACK (1846-1921) • Tyrolienne Op 85 No 9

Melanie SPANSWICK • Miniature Etude

Robert FUCHS (1847-1927) • Romance from Children’s Album Op 47 No 13

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) • Pavane de la belle au bois dormant

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) • Pavane de la belle au bois dormant

Cornelius GURLITT (1820-1901) • Bolero from Album for the Young Op 62 No 5

Jelena POULÍČKHOVÁ • Lullaby

Genary KARGANOV (1858-1890) • By the brook from Album for the Young Op 25 No 6

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) • Two-Part Invention No 14 in B flat BWV 785

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) • Bagatelle Op 119 No 5

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) • Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn

Philipp SCHARWENKA (1847–1917) • Album for the Young Op 71 No 6

Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) • Pavane pour une infante défunte

Sergei RACHMANINOV (1873-1943) • Moments musicaux Op 16 No 1

PIANO TEACHER HELP DESK Comfort with counterpoint • What’s the perfect cure for lessening the fear of the fugue? Introduce contrapuntal repertoire right from the early days, says Kathryn Page

FOOD, FRIENDSHIP AND PIANIST REFINEMENT the joys of residential piano courses • Some have overcome personal hardships to take part; others have travelled thousands of miles – and all are chomping at the bit to return for more. Warwick...