In search of Alberto Guerrero [[electronic resource] /] / John Beckwith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783628203321
• Autore: Beckwith John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-46568-9; 9786610465682; 1-55458-071-4; 1-4237-8552-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 786.2/092
• Soggetti: Pianists - Canada; Pianists - Chile; Music teachers - Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In Search of Alberto Guerrero is the first full biography of the influential Chilean-Canadian pianist and teacher (1886-1959), describing Guerrero's long career as virtuoso recitalist, chamber music collaborator, concerto soloist, and teacher. Written by composer John Beckwith, who was a student of Guerrero, the book blends research and memoir to piece together the life of a man who once insisted he had no story. Guerrero was part of the intellectual scene that introduced Chileans to Debussy, Ravel, Cyril Scott, Scriabin, and Schoenberg. He and his brother played an active