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Author: John Rink Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521446600 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 154
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Chopin's E minor and F minor Piano Concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer-pianist. Praised for their originality and genius when he performed them, the concertos later attracted censure for ostensible weaknesses in form, development and orchestration. They also suffered at the hands of editors and performers, all the while remaining enormously popular. This handbook re-evaluates the concertos against the traditions that shaped them so that their many outstanding qualities can be fully appreciated. It describes their genesis, Chopin's own performances and his use of them as a teacher. A survey of their critical, editorial and performance histories follows, in preparation for an analytical 're-enactment' of the music - that is, a narrative account of the concertos as embodied in sound, rather than in the score. The final chapter investigates Chopin's enigmatic 'third concerto', the Allegro de concert. Chopin: The Piano Concertos has won the Wilk Book Prize for Research in Polish Music.
Author: John Rink Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521446600 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 154
Book Description
Chopin's E minor and F minor Piano Concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer-pianist. Praised for their originality and genius when he performed them, the concertos later attracted censure for ostensible weaknesses in form, development and orchestration. They also suffered at the hands of editors and performers, all the while remaining enormously popular. This handbook re-evaluates the concertos against the traditions that shaped them so that their many outstanding qualities can be fully appreciated. It describes their genesis, Chopin's own performances and his use of them as a teacher. A survey of their critical, editorial and performance histories follows, in preparation for an analytical 're-enactment' of the music - that is, a narrative account of the concertos as embodied in sound, rather than in the score. The final chapter investigates Chopin's enigmatic 'third concerto', the Allegro de concert. Chopin: The Piano Concertos has won the Wilk Book Prize for Research in Polish Music.
Author: Frédéric Chopin Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486172341 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 194
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A practical way to learn and rehearse, these concertos are arranged for two pianos: the first features the original solo piano part; the second, a skillful reduction of original orchestra parts.
Author: Lang Lang Publisher: Aurum ISBN: 1781314284 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 256
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Journey of a Thousand Miles tells the remarkable story of a boy who sacrificed almost everything – family, financial security, childhood and his reputation in China’s insular classical music world – to fulfil his promise as a classical pianist. Lang Lang was born in Shenyang in north-eastern China just after the end of the Cultural Revolution. He began piano lessons at three years old and by age ten had been awarded a place at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In order to continue his studies he moved thousands of miles from home, living with his exacting father in a cramped, shared apartment, while his mother stayed at home to earn the money to pay his fees. At fifteen he moved to the United States to take up a scholarship at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia; by nineteen he was selling out Carnegie Hall. His tutor and mentor Daniel Barenboim was perhaps the first to describe him as ‘extraordinarily talented’; today his assessment is shared by millions. Now in adulthood, Lang Lang tours relentlessly, delighting sell-out audiences with his trademark flamboyance and showmanship. Journey of a Thousand Miles is a tale of heartbreak, drama and ultimately triumph. His inspiring story demonstrates the courage and self-sacrifice required to achieve artistic greatness.
Author: Jim Samson Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 113943621X Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 252
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This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826), its reworking as Douzes grandes études (1837), and their reworking as Douzes études d'exécution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include: a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept. A central concern is to illuminate the relationship between the work-concept and a performance- and genre-orientated musical culture. At the same time the book reflects on how we might make judgements of the 'Transcendentals', of the Symphonic Poem Mazeppa (based on the fourth etude), and of Liszt's music in general.
Author: Frédéric Chopin Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486401502 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 225
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This collection contains 46 pieces: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Berceuse, 3 ecossaises, 5 etudes, Fantaisie-Impromptu, "Marche Funèbre" from Sonata No. 2, 8 mazurkas, 7 nocturnes, 3 polonaises (including the enormously popular "Militaire"), 9 preludes, Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, and 6 waltzes (including the "Minute Waltz"). Reprinted from authoritative sources.
Author: John Rink Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521034333 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 272
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'A book that no serious student should be without... refreshingly sane.' Jeremy Siepmann, Classical Music 'An immensely valuable and well-researched book.' Stephen Haylett, BBC Music Magazine 'Intermittently engrossing...' Susan Bradshaw, Musical Times.
Author: Frederic Chopin Publisher: Franklin Classics ISBN: 9780342600052 Category : Languages : en Pages : 110
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Author: Frédéric Chopin Publisher: Schott Music ISBN: 3795729785 Category : Music Languages : de Pages : 111
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This collection of 30 well-loved original compositions and arrangements for piano presents a selection of pieces by Frédéric Chopin that will delight any pianist. Besides the 'Raindrop Prelude' and other popular teaching pieces, the book also contains arrangements of the two famous Piano Concertos E minor and F minor, the Krakowiak and many more. All the pieces are at intermediate level, with fingerings and suggested metronome speeds added. The collection appears in modern and user-friendly print format; it is recommended not only for tuition purposes, but for anyone who enjoys playing the piano as a hobby.