Chopin

The Piano Concertos
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-521-44660-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 149 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 201 g

Reihe: Cambridge Music Handbooks

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rink, John

Rushton, Julian

Weitere Mitwirkende

Rushton, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Tasteninstrumente
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Contexts; 2 Creation; 3. Interpretation; 4. Re-evaluation; 5. Chopin's third concerto; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.