| Chopin, the Four Ballades Contributor(s): Samson, Jim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521386152 ISBN-13: 9780521386159 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1992 Annotation: In a wide-ranging and illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide the reader with a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works. He begins by investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's unique style. He describes the manuscript sources and evaluates the many subsequent printed editions, then considers the critical reception of the ballades and the differing interpretations of well-known nineteenth-and twentieth-century pianists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Piano & Keyboard - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91042695 |
| Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.48" W x 5.66" (0.36 lbs) 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being among the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works, investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's music, evaluating the many printed editions of the ballads before considering their critical reception and the differing interpretations of well-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century pianists. |