Robert Schumann and the piano concerto / Claudia Macdonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macdonald, Claudia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856--Criticism and interpretation.

Schumann, Robert.

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.

Concerto.

Piano music--History and criticism.

Piano music.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

Robert Schumann was a unique personality in 19th century music: a celebrated music critic and champion of new composers as well as a talented performer and composer himself, he did much to modernize the literature and performance style for the piano. This book covers the key period of c. 1815-55, exploring how the generation that came after Beethoven was central in reshaping and refining the conception of the concerto style, and particularly the piano concerto. It relates Schumann's own compositional development to his musical environment, recreating the exciting milieu in which Schumann and his contemporaries lived and worked. Written in scholarly, but non-technical language, "Robert Schumann and the Development of the Piano Concerto" will appeal to college and conservatory teachers and students, as well as music connoisseurs. Also includes 60 musical examples.

Contents:

Amateur and virtuoso musician

The virtuoso concerto

First concerto expositions and their models

First romantic piece

Beethoven and Mozart reception

Critical observer: the old form I

Critical observer: the old form II

Critical observer: new forms I

Critical observer: new forms II

Concertsatz in D minor

Phantasie

Concertstücke

Team programs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-343) and index.

ISBN:

0415972477

OCLC:

60373755