Format:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (284 p.))
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780511730085
Series Statement:
Musical Performance and Reception
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521119597
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Skowroneck, Tilman, 1959 - Beethoven the pianist Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2010 ISBN 9780521119597
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521119596
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521119597
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827
;
Klavierspiel
;
Geschichte 1780-1800
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511730085
URL:
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