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	Josef Hofmann
		Josef Hofmann was one of the greatest piano prodigies in music history.
		Although Hofmann later remarked that he didn't mind giving performances as a child, a common outgrowth of "prodigism," (a term coined by violinist Jascha Heifetz) is burnout, stunted emotional development, or both.
		Hofmann had the distinction of being a student of both composer Moritz Moszkowski and the renowned Anton Rubinstein, who (with his brother Nicholas) laid the foundation for the Russian school of pianism.
	www.geocities.com /greatpianists/hofmann.html (670 words)

	Józef Hofmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hofmann was also gifted mechanically and invented mechanisms for the piano and especially automobiles, with numerous patents to his credit.
		Hofmann spent most of his later career in the United States, where he taught at the Curtis Institute of Music, of which he was Director until 1938.
		Hofmann never played it, however, a fact mis-attributed by many to his small hands; another of Hofmann's teachers, Moritz Moszkowski, also dedicated a piano concerto to Hofmann which he never played.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jozef_Hofmann (580 words)

	Marston - The Complete Josef Hofmann, vol. 7
		Hofmann’s tempo also has less elastic in it than Rachmaninoff: Hofmann’s ranges from 48 to 165 bpm (or 39% of the basic tempo varying to 134%), while Rachmaninoff’s ranges from 37 to 149 bpm (or 37% to 152%).
		Hofmann was as fastidious as Rubinstein was slap-dash; Rubinstein famously remarked after a recital that he could have given a second performance with the notes he dropped.
		Hofmann’s misfortune is to have been at the leading edge of a stylistic development that we now take for granted—clean, precise playing—and the trailing edge of what is now taboo.
	www.marstonrecords.com /hofmannv7/hofmannv7_liner.htm (2322 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Hans Hofmann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hofmann, Hans (1880-1966), German-born American painter and one of the most influential teachers of modern art in the United States.
		Hofmann, Josef Casimir (1876-1957), Polish American concert pianist and composer, born in Kraków.
		Hofmann, August Wilhelm von (1818-1892), German chemist, born in Giessen, and educated at the University of Giessen.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Hans_Hofmann.html (108 words)

	MARSTON - Josef Hofmann:Solo Recordings
		Josef Hofmann is considered by many of his peers to be the greatest pianist of his time.
		Hofmann lived in Berlin up to World War I. He moved to the United States, concertized, and also was a founding member of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was head of the piano faculty in 1924 and then the school's director.
		Hofmann was still in his prime in all of these, and a good idea can be obtained of his sound and dynamics.
	www.marstonrecords.com /Hofmann/hofman_liner.htm (1635 words)

	Nimbus Records, Grand Piano, NI 8818, Josef Hofmann Liszt, Beethoven, Scarlatti & Schumann - Booklet Note
		Josef Hofmann like many pianists of his generation, was solidly trained in composition and pursued this art from infancy to maturity.
		Hofmann was not a modern interpreter working with all one's might to reflect the glory of the greater artist.
		Hofmann's mother was the stable under-pinning of the family and, in her youth, had sung at the Cracow Opera.
	www.wyastone.co.uk /nrl/gpiano/8818c.html (3427 words)

	32. A Bewildered Bok. Bok, Edward William. 1921. The Americanization of Edward Bok (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hofmann had a wider knowledge of affairs than other musicians whom Bok had met; he had not narrowed his interests to his own art.
		Hofmann and Bok had become strong friends outside of the editorial relation, and the pianist frequently visited the Bok home.
		Hofmann explained to him the entity of a symphonic programme; that it was made up with one composition in relation to the others as a sympathetic unit, and that an encore was an intrusion, disturbing the harmony of the whole.
	www.bartleby.com /197/32.html (2133 words)

	Nimbus Records, Grand Piano, NI 8803, Josef Hofmann plays Chopin - Booklet Note
		Hofmann came to maturity with the new century, the first years of which, until the War, were the glorious twilight of a golden age of art.
		Hofmann was a 'modern' young man, and his short hair, neat and business-like dress and clean-cut look was frequently noted with approval by journalists, nor was there anything flamboyant about his behaviour on stage or off.
		Josef blithely went on to play forty lucrative concerts, with another forty scheduled, when the rather new 'Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children' used the boy as a test case for cruel treatment.
	www.wyastone.co.uk /nrl/gpiano/8803c.html (3201 words)

	Josef Hofmann in Concert
		Horowitz was floored by Hofmann's keyboard command - everyone was - but he, Artur Rubinstein and Arrau, to name just three - seem not to have been terribly moved by Hofmann's musicianship.
		Hofmann was not speaking merely of the need to project in a large concert hall.
		We must believe that at his greatest Hofmann played as scrupulously and with as much refined feeling in public as he did on many of his studio recordings, though his manner may have differed somewhat.
	www.livewebshop.com /B00005BI61/Josef_Hofmann_in_Concert.html (467 words)

	Josef Hofmann's Eye Sign
		Josef Hofmann, a German eye sign enthusiast, shares many ideas with Jack Barkel, our South African pigeon friend, such as the need for breeders to have a small pupil, a well developed circle of adaptation (preferably with serrated edges), and the usefulness of eye sign for finding the breeders in one's loft.
		Just because Josef Hofmann does not pay attention to Jack's 5 circles does not mean that the 5 circles are not there or just because Jack Barkel does not look at the "breeding grooves" of Josef Hofmann does not mean that they are absent.
		Mr Hofmann likes a small pupil as already mentioned, a well developed circle of adaptation with serrated edges as well as speed and distance lines, and a very thick iris with "breeding grooves" which are fl or dark in color.
	www.albertaclassic.com /eyes/hofmann.php (559 words)

	Reissue CDs, JUN02, Pt. 2 - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
		Perhaps possessing the purist piano mechanism ever known, Josef Hofmann (1876-1957) made relatively few commercial recordings; when he did record, he gravitated to a small clutch of miniatures and color pieces, rarely even to a full-length sonata.
		Hofmann is in a more rhetorical mood, though his playing still has immaculate octaves, runs and roulades.
		Given that the "Rach Three" was composed for Josef Hofmann (who never played it), having his most gifted pupil, Cherkassky, play it here, is as close as we get to the composer's intentions, except for the last page of this performance, which simply goes wild.
	www.audaud.com /audaud/JUN02/REISSUES/recds2JUN02.html (2293 words)

	Josef Hofmann \| Classical Music Online
		That was a year after his New York debut at the old Metropolitan Opera house had caused general amazement among the public and the critics, but had also brought the wrath of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children upon the heads of his promoters.
		A wealthy New Yorker put up $50,000 (the equivalent of at least half a million today) to see that young Hofmann was educated rather than exploited; he was sent off to study with Anton Rubinstein in Dresden, and made his adult debut in the U.S. at the acceptable age of 22.
		Hofmann's unerring sense of line and pace are much in evidence, but so are his pronounced rubato and, in certain selections (like Rubinstein's Valse-caprice in E flat), more than a few slips and wrong notes--the price one paid for being engaged with the music and taking chances.
	www.onlineclassical.com /B00001X5AD/Josef_Hofmann.html (730 words)

	International Piano Archives at Maryland, UM Libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Josef Hofmann was born in Podgorze, Poland on June 20, 1876.
		Hofmann's recorded legacy is available on compact discs issued by VAI Audio and by Marston Records.
		A forthcoming biography of Hofmann is in progress, and therefore the majority of Hofmann's personal papers will not be available to researchers until the completion of the biography.
	www.lib.umd.edu /PAL/IPAM/IPAMhofmann.html (170 words)

	Josef HOFMANN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A child prodigy, Hofmann (1876-1957) toured at a young age and was later placed under the tutelage of Anton Rubinstein.
		Hofmann's polymath abilities led him to compose, invent patented parts for the automobile and design mechanisms for the piano.
		Hofmann had an encyclopedic repertoire, only a portion of which was recorded.
	www.arbiterrecords.com /musicresourcecenter/hofmann.html (219 words)

	boy musical prodigies: Josef Hofman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is a great, a mighty power," said Josef Hofmann, perhaps the most outstanding pianist of the 20th century and for 13 years the director of the prestigious Curtis Institute.
		Josef was born in Poland during 1876 to peretic parents.
		Hofmann, to whom Rachmaninov dedicated his Third Piano Concerto, also composed under the pseudonym Michel Dvorsky; an author, educationalist and inventor (with 70 patents!) as well, he was a truly versatile artist.
	histclo.hispeed.com /act/music/pro/pro-hof.html (923 words)

	MARSTON - Josef Hofmann:Solo Recordings
		Many years later, EMI Ltd., parent company to His Master's Voice, thought about including these Hofmann discs in a volume of its LP series, "Great Recordings of the Century." Transfers were made from the original metal masters, but the proposed disc was never issued.
		In his final years Hofmann experimented obsessively with differing and imaginative schemes for improving the sound of piano recording, making hundreds of amateur acetate recordings in his Los Angeles home, invariably of the same "test-pattern" - except for the one instance of the disc of the Gluck "Mélodie" from Orfeo ed Euridice.
		There were eight Hofmann Telephone Hour appearances between March 1, 1943 and the last on January 13, 1947, the bitter end of the pianist's career.
	www.marstonrecords.com /nf/Hofmann/hofman_ward.htm (758 words)

	The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 5 [JW]: Classical CD Reviews- Nov 2002 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many of the works are repeated — Hofmann would play the same things at each of his tests — and a number are abruptly cut short and so its appeal is clearly going to be limited to those with a particular interest in Hofmann.
		Hofmann had made a recording as early as 1887, Thomas Edison having famously invited the ten year old prodigy to the studios where he recorded some cylinders (now lost).
		We can’t go back that far and nor can we quite recapture Hofmann at his legendary best but these discs, so finely presented and transferred, so aptly documented, manage even now to conjure up the still vital spirit of the man that even Rachmaninov admired and whose advice he sought.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /classrev/2002/Dec02/JosefHofmann.htm (931 words)

	Marston
		Josef Hofmann combined unparalleled virtuosity with emotion, understanding, and spontaneity to create some of the finest piano playing ever recorded.
		Josef Hofmann is arguably this century's greatest pianist.
		Hofmann is a legend and his final Casimir Hall Recital on 7 April 1938 is the pinnacle of a remarkable career.
	www.marstonrecords.com /html/catalogue.htm (6223 words)

	Classical Net Review - Beethoven - Piano Concertos #3 & 4
		The announcer's voice is retained at the beginning and at the end of the performance – a touch of "authenticity" I didn't mind at all.
		Hofmann's tone is gorgeous, and the clarity and agility that he displays in the first movement give this music unusual electricity.
		Hofmann plays uncommon but effective cadenzas by Reinecke – another reason to enjoy this performance.
	www.classical.net /~music/recs/reviews/m/m&a01114a.html (536 words)

	THE GRAND PIANO - JOSEF HOFMANN: Classical CD Reviews- November 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Josef Hofmann's legendary status has been espoused in many authentic recordings, not least Ward Marston's exemplary series of recordings through his complete oeuvre.
		This one is different, but if it is really Josef Hofmann, then it sheds new light on an old school of thrilling piano interpretation.
		There is a detailed biography of Hofmann together with some fine photography and this enhances the issue's value no end.
	www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/nov99/hofmann.htm (299 words)

	Josef Hofmann, Vol. 4 \| Classical Music Online
		The only occasion that I saw and heard Hofmann perform was when I was a teenager: the Schumann concerto, at Lewissohn Stadium in Queens, New York City.
		On the other hand, I should like to say upfront that Hofmann's technique is the only technique of all the greats that I cannot begin to touch.
		Volume 4 is a single CD containing recordings of Josef Hofmann from 1922-23 known as the Acoustic Brunswicks.
	www.onlineclassical.com /B000003LJI/Josef_Hofmann_Vol._4.html (406 words)

	Josef Hofmann Society
		You will find here information about Josef Hofmann, one of the greatest pianists in the history.
		Josef Hofmann Society was founded in Wroclaw in December 1997.
		Its aim is to commemorate Josef Hofmann (1876-1957), the outstanding Polish pianist, teacher, inventor and composer.
	free.art.pl /hofmann/english/society.html (135 words)

	The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 5 [JW]: Classical CD Reviews- Nov 2002 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Many of the works are repeated — Hofmann would play the same things at each of his tests — and a number are abruptly cut short and so its appeal is clearly going to be limited to those with a particular interest in Hofmann.
		Hofmann had made a recording as early as 1887, Thomas Edison having famously invited the ten year old prodigy to the studios where he recorded some cylinders (now lost).
		We can’t go back that far and nor can we quite recapture Hofmann at his legendary best but these discs, so finely presented and transferred, so aptly documented, manage even now to conjure up the still vital spirit of the man that even Rachmaninov admired and whose advice he sought.
	www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2002/Dec02/JosefHofmann.htm (945 words)

	Philadelphia Performs
		Bok's vision, love of music and demand for excellence led her to establish a conservatory that has consistently ranked among the leading music schools in the world.
		With artistic insights from Leopold Stokowski and Josef Hofmann, Mrs.
		In 1928, at the request of Director Josef Hofmann, The Institute began a merit-based full-scholarship policy for all students, and today it remains the only major conservatory to do so.
	www.whyy.org /philaperforms/curtis/institution.html (292 words)

	Fabiana Biasini spielt Josef Hofmann
		The first encounter I had with Hofmann as a composer was when I came across his own recording of Kaleidoscope, which I found breathtaking.
		The CD is organized chronologically: it starts with Opus 19, whose harmonies and style bring to mind Hofmann's homeland, and continues with Opus 20 N. 1, where the scintillating sixteenth-notes are contrasted by a lyrical, intense middle section that sings with a transparent chordal accompaniment.
		The Menuet switches into a classical mood, whereas in the Elegie a mood of melancholic tranquillity is evoked by one of Hofmann’s most beautiful melodies, which is then developed to an appassionato climax, with a melodious multi-voiced accompaniment.
	www.editionhera.de /02120txt.htm (3221 words)

	Polish Music Journal 6.1.03 - Josef Hoffman: "Musical Education of Children"
		Hoffman was "one of the most precocious musical prodigies in history, and equally gifted in mathematics, science and mechanics." After repeated world concert tours (with the period 1910-1935 considered his most successful), he became director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, giving his final concert in 1946.
		Kazimierz Hofmann (born in Kraków, 1842; died in Berlin, 6 July 1911) was a Polish pianist, conductor and teacher who studied in Vienna, worked in Kraków and Warsaw, and moved to Berlin in 1886 to take care of his son's education and career.
		According to the entry in New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Gregor Benkor, Hofmann was seven at the time of his European début.
	www.usc.edu /dept/polish_music/PMJ/issue/6.1.03/Hofmaneducation.html (1371 words)

	Grand Piano - Josef Hofmann's device for measuring the exact touch of a pianist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In David Dubal's booklet accompanying Nimbus' latest release (NI 8818 Josef Hofmann playing Liszt and Beethoven), there is a different sort of surprise - a long-forgotten photograph of Hofmann with his invention for measuring the exact touch of the pianist.
		Hofmann liked to boast that he made more money out of his inventions, such as the windshield wiper, than he did out of his piano playing.
		In the case of Hofmann, he was his own editor, and very content to verify stages two and three on his own.
	www.wyastone.co.uk /nrl/gp_news.html (522 words)

	USCA News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AIKEN, SC — Plans for the Josef Hofmann Piano Composition Competition have been announced by the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition and Festival Committee.
		The winning composer will be announced on December 15, 2002 and will receive a $750 commission to write a composition for solo piano or intermediate difficulty.
		In the Spring 2003, the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition and Festival will hold a Young Artists Piano Competition to decide upon the best interpretation of the work.
	www.usca.edu /News&Events/hofmannnew.html (201 words)

	USCA News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AIKEN, SC – Plans for the First Annual Josef Hofmann Composition Competition have been announced by the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition and Festival Committee.
		The winner of the competition will be awarded a $1,000 commission to compose a piece for solo piano of five to eight minutes in duration.
		The piece will be premiered at the Ninth Annual Josef Hofmann Piano Competition and Festival in Aiken, South Carolina in March 2002.
	www.usca.edu /news&events/hofmanncomposition.html (190 words)

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