Book Description
Nineteenth-Century Piano Music clarifies some theoretical concepts, debunks some longstanding myths, and above all, stimulates the reader's intellectual curiosity about the piano repertoire of the 19th century. While our emotions tell us that this repertoire is thrilling to hear and exciting to play, our intellect demands explanations, some of which are provided in the essays in this collection.
Nineteenth Century Piano Music: Essays in Performance and Analysis FROM THE PUBLISHER
Nineteenth-Century Piano Music clarifies some theoretical concepts, debunks some longstanding myths, and above all, stimulates the reader's intellectual curiosity about the piano repertoire of the 19th century. While our emotions tell us that this repertoire is thrilling to hear and exciting to play, our intellect demands explanations, some of which are provided in the essays in this collection.
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A collection of essays clarifying theoretical concepts, debunking
myths, and illuminating 19th-century piano repertoire. Subjects
include the element of texture in the piano works of Felix
Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny Hensel, techniques that heighten
harmonic tension in Chopin's ballades, and Liszt's talent for
transforming a Schubert song into a solo piano transcription.
Includes a translation with commentary of an essay by Heinrich
Schenker on Beethoven's "Eroica".
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