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Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas
By Gordon
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Description
In the opening chapters of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas, Gordon illuminates the essential historical context behind common performance problems, discussing Beethoven's own pianos and how they relate to compositional style and demands in the pieces, and addressing textual issues, performance practices, and nuances of the composer's manuscript inscriptions. In outlining patterns of structure, sonority, keyboard technique, and emotional meaning evident across Beethoven's compositional development, Gordon provides important background and technical information key to understanding his works in context. Part II of the book presents each sonata in an outline-chart format, giving the student and teacher ready access to essential information, interpretive choices, and technical challenges in the individual works, measure by measure, all in one handy reference source. In consideration of the broad diversity of today's Beethoven interpreters, Gordon avoids one-size-fits-all solutions or giving undue weight to his own tastes and preferences. Instead, he puts the choices in the hands of the performers, enabling them to create their own personal relationship with the music and a more powerful performance.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2017-01-12
Publication Date:
2017-06-01
Publisher:
ACADEMIC
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0190629177
ISBN13:
9780190629175
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
599 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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