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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458890403321

Autore

Skowroneck Tilman

Titolo

Beethoven the pianist / / Tilman Skowroneck [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-511-84680-0

1-107-20351-1

1-282-61978-0

9786612619786

0-511-72825-5

0-511-72920-0

0-511-72590-6

0-511-72449-7

0-511-73008-X

0-511-72730-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Musical performance and reception

Disciplina

786.2092

B

Soggetti

Piano - Performance - History - 18th century

Piano - Performance - History - 19th century

Piano - History - 18th century

Piano - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I : Beethoven, his playing and his instruments. Beethoven's early training ; Beethoven the pianist ; Beethoven's first decade in Vienna ; The 1803 Érard grand piano -- Part II : Sound ideal and performance. The builder's influence ; The player's influence -- Part III : Sound ideal, notation, and stylistic change. Common touch and legato ; The performance of Beethoven's trills.

Sommario/riassunto

The widely held belief that Beethoven was a rough pianist, impatient with his instruments, is not altogether accurate: it is influenced by anecdotes dating from when deafness had begun to impair his playing.



Presenting a detailed biography of Beethoven's formative years, this book reviews the composer's early career, outlining how he was influenced by teachers, theorists and instruments. Skowroneck describes the development and decline of Beethoven's pianism, and pays special attention to early pianos, their construction and their importance for Beethoven and the modern pianist. The book also includes discussions of legato and Beethoven's trills, and a complete annotated review of eyewitnesses' reports about his playing. Skowroneck presents a revised picture of Beethoven which traces his development from an impetuous young musician into a virtuoso in command of many musical resources.