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The composer-pianists : Hamelin and The Eight / by Robert Rimm ; foreword by Stephen Hough.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML397 .R56 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rimm, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hamelin, Marc-André, 1961---Criticism and interpretation.
- Hamelin, Marc-André.
- Alkan, Charles-Valentin, 1813-1888--Criticism and interpretation.
- Alkan, Charles-Valentin.
- Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988--Criticism and interpretation.
- Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji.
- Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924--Criticism and interpretation.
- Busoni, Ferruccio.
- Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938--Criticism and interpretation.
- Godowsky, Leopold.
- Feĭnberg, S. (Samuil), 1890-1962--Criticism and interpretation.
- Feĭnberg, S.
- Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915--Criticism and interpretation.
- Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich.
- Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951--Criticism and interpretation.
- Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich.
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei.
- Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
- Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951.
- Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915.
- Feĭnberg, S. (Samuil), 1890-1962.
- Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938.
- Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924.
- Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji, 1892-1988.
- Alkan, Charles-Valentin, 1813-1888.
- Hamelin, Marc-André, 1961-.
- Pianists--Biography.
- Pianists.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Composers--Biography.
- Composers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 340 pages : portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- In The Composer-Pianists: Hamelin and The Eight, Robert Rimm writes about eight legendary, enigmatic, and interrelated composer-pianists of the instrument's golden age and goes on to consider their present-day advocate and astounding interpreter Marc-Andre Hamelin, whose dynamic playing and engaging personality immediately impressed Rimm upon their first encounter. Rimm portrays The Eight (Alkan, Busoni, Feinberg, Godowsky, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Sorabji) as the piano's aural sensualists and explores the relationships among their music, their music-making, their ideas, and their lives. HARDCOVER.
- Contents:
- 1. Alkan and Sorabji: Hermetic Genius 17
- 2. Busoni and Godowsky: Revered and Reviled 47
- 3. Feinberg and Scriabin: Humanity and Mysticism 85
- 4. Medtner and Rachmaninov: Romantic Compatriots 116
- 5. From Alkan to Hamelin 159
- 6. The Pitfalls of Music Criticism 190
- 7. The Liability of Virtuosity 207
- 8. The Erotic Muse 221
- 9. The Art of Transcription 233
- 10. Toward the Future: The Piano, the Composer-Pianist, and The Eight 252.
- Notes:
- "Composer-pianists ... collectively referred to Alkan, Sorabji, Busoni, Godowsky, Feinberg, Scriabin, Medtner, and Rachmaninov as The Eight"--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-334), discographies (pages 294-312), and index.
- ISBN:
- 1574670727
- OCLC:
- 47718014
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