A performer's guide to music of the romantic period / series editor, Anthony Burton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burton, Anthony.

Auer, Leopold, 1845-1930, arranger of music.

Series:

Performer's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performance practice (Music)--History--19th century.

Performance practice (Music).

History.

Music--19th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

x, 110 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

London : Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2002.

System Details:

1.4 m/s

digital recording

Contents:

Preface / Anthony Burton

Introduction / Sir Roger Norrington

Historical background / Hugh Macdonald

Notation and interpretation / Clive Brown

Keyboard / Roy Howat, with Organ by David Goode

Strings / Robin Stowell

Wind instruments / Trevor Herbert

Singing / David Mason

Sources and editions / Robert Pascall.

Contents of compact disc: Symphonie fantastique. Fourth movement, Marche au supplice / Berlioz

Symphony no. 1 in F flat major : Spring. First movement. Andante un poco maestoso and first section of Allegro molto vivace / Schumann

Symphony no. 2 in D major. First movement, Allegro non troppo. First section / Brahms

Warum? : No. 3 of Fantasiestück : op. 12 / Schumann

Prelude in G flat major, op. 23, no. 10 / Rachmaninoff

Songs without words, op. 19. No. 2 in A minor / Mendelssohn

Mazurka in E minor, op. 17, no. 2 / Chopin

Préludes, book 1. La cathédrale engloutie. Opening / Debussy

Romance in C major / Joachim

Hungarian dance no. 1 in G minor / Brahms ; arr. Auer

Romance in A major, op. 94, no. 2 / Schumann

The swan : from Carnival of the animals / Saint-Saëns

String sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36. First movement, Allegro non troppo. First section / Brahms

Enigma variations. Theme, and Variation 1 : C.A.E. / Elgar

Brigg Fair. Opening / Delius

The whirlwind polka. Main section / Jules Levy

La sonnambula. Aria, Ah! non credea / Bellini

Feldeinsamkeit : op. 86, no. 2 / Brahms

Dalibor. Aria, Blickst du mein Freund / Smetana

I puritani. Qui la voce / Bellini.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Symphonie fantastique. Marche au supplice

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Fantasiestücke, piano, op. 12. Nr. 3, Warum?

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 10

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 19b. Nr. 2

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Mazurkas, piano, op. 17. No. 2

Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907. Romance, violin, piano, C major.

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Ungarische Tänze. Nr. 1; arranged.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Romances, oboe, piano, op. 94. No. 2

Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Sonnambula. Ah! non credea mirarti; arranged.

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Lieder, op. 86. Feldeinsamkeit

Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884. Dalibor. Slyšvels̕ to příteli, tam v nebes kůru; arranged.

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Qui la voce sua soave

ISBN:

1860961940

OCLC:

49905626