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Title:
Beethoven's piano sonatas : a short companion / Charles Rosen.
Author:
Rosen, Charles, 1927-2012.
Publication Information:
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
Call Number:
MT145.B42 R67 2002
Abstract:
In this comprehensive guide, Rosen places Beethoven's sonatas in context and provides an understanding of the formal principles involved in interpreting and performing this unique repertoire. Includes a CD of the author performing extracts from several of the works.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001093745.html
ISBN:
9780300090703

9780300099751
Physical Description:
xii, 256 pages : music ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Contents:
The tradition. Introduction -- Formal principles -- Phrasing -- Tempo -- Pedal, trills, extending the keyboard -- The sonatas. The eighteenth-century sonatas -- Youthful popularity -- The years of mastery -- The years of stress -- The last sonatas.
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