Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas

Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas

Author: Boris Berman

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0300145004

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Boris Berman draws on his intimate knowledge of Prokofiev's work to guide music lovers and pianists through the composer's nine piano sonatas.


Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context

Beethoven's Chamber Music in Context

Author: Angus Watson

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1843837161

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A noted violinist and conductor, Watson is particularly well suited for his chosen task: outlining the historical context and character of more than 50 of the chamber works that Beethoven composed during his years in Vienna. Avoiding the pitfalls of becoming too critical or "academic," the author characterizes each composition in general terms only, and does not discuss changing styles of performance. Instead, Watson provides information on a work's historical background and character, and on the musical points of interest in each movement. He pays special attention to the influence of Beethoven's large-scale compositions on his chamber music, and on the composer's increasing mastery of improvisation. Filling a hole in scholarship on Beethoven's compositions, this book will be greatly appreciated by professional and amateur musicians.


The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven

The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven

Author: Glenn Stanley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-05-11

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1107494044

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This Companion, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers, writers on music, and in the arts, literature, and philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by leading Beethoven specialists, maintain traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating other developments in musicology and theory.


Master Classes with Menahem Pressler

Master Classes with Menahem Pressler

Author: William Brown

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0253042941

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Menahem Pressler is a world-renowned piano soloist, master class teacher, and member of the acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio. In this companion to his first book, Menahem Pressler: Artistry in Piano Teaching, Pressler's former student William Brown brings together Pressler's teachings on an additional 37 piano masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Maurice Ravel, Franz Schubert, and Robert Schumann. With over 200 musical examples and measure-by-measure lessons on masterpieces of the piano repertoire as well as instructions on phrasing, fingering, imagery, dynamic contrasts, pianistic touches, articulation, and practice drills, pianists of all levels will benefit from Pressler's expertise.


Beethoven's Concertos

Beethoven's Concertos

Author: Leon Plantinga

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780393046915

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Accompanied by a booklet of music examples (108 p.: ill.; 21 cm.).


New York Magazine

New York Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1989-07-31

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.


Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921

Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921

Author: Sabina Teller Ratner

Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 9780198163206

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Camille Saint-Sa ns 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of his Complete Works defines the achievement of this great French composer. All his musical works are presented: the well-recognized masterpieces, the childhood sketches, the unpublished compositions, and the previously unknown pieces now revealed for the first time. This comprehensive collection fully documents the composer's extraordinary contribution to the musical world. Volume 1 concentrates specifically on his Instrumental output, while the two later volumes will cover Dramatic Works and Choral & Vocal Works respectively.