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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154736103321

Autore

Gordon Stewart <1930->

Titolo

Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas : a handbook for performers / / Stewart Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-19-062920-7

0-19-062919-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Disciplina

786.2/183092

Soggetti

Piano music - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)

Performance practice (Music)

Sonatas (Piano) - Analysis, appreciation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I : Considerations. Sources -- Beethoven and the piano -- Performance practices -- Beethoven's expressive legacy -- The windmills of Beethoven's mind -- Part II : The sonatas. The Opus 2 set -- Opus 7 -- The Opus 10 set -- Opus 13 ("Pathâetique") -- The Opus 14 set -- Opus 22 -- Opus 26 -- The Opus 27 set : sonatas like a fantasy; no.2 ("Moonlight") -- Opus 28 ("Pastoral") -- The Opus 31 set no.2 ("Tempest"); no.3 ("Hunt") -- The Opus 49 set : two "easy" sonatas -- Opus 53 ("Waldstein") -- Opus 54 -- Opus 57 ("Appassionata") -- Opus 78 -- Opus 79 ("alla tedesca") -- Opus 81a ("Lebewohl") -- Opus 90 -- Opus 101 -- Opus 106 ("Hammerklavier") -- Opus 109 -- Opus 110 -- Opus 111.

Sommario/riassunto

"The thirty-two piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven comprise one of the most important parts of the piano literature, yet true mastery of these works can be elusive to even the most seasoned performer. With years of experience performing and teaching the literature and intimate knowledge of the works, their history and context, renowned pianist and pedagogue Stewart Gordon guides today's pianist performer through each of the thirty-two sonatas in stunning detail."--Page 4 of cover.