The collected writings of Franz Liszt Volume 1, F. Chopin / edited and translated by Janita R. Hall-Swadley ; [foreword by Jolanta T. Pekacz].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.

Contributor:

Hall-Swadley, Janita R., 1963-

Standardized Title:

Literary works. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music.

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.

Chopin, Frédéric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This translation is the starting volume of Janita Hall-Swadley's The Collected Writings of Franz Liszt, the very first production of Liszt's entire literary collection in English. In Volume 1, Liszt provides insight into Chopin's early childhood and musical development, the cultural traditions and customs that inspired the polonaises and mazurkas, and the final days and hours of the composer before he died. It includes a thorough discussion of Liszt as an author and the tainted past that surrounded his writings beginning

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1: Introduction; Liszt as Author; Publishing F. Chopin; Liszt's Research Methodology; Liszt and Chopin: A Monumental Admiration; Translator's Notes; 2: General Remarks about Chopin's Works; 3: The Polonaises; 4: The Mazurkas; 5: Chopin's Virtuosity; 6: Chopin's Character; 7: Chopin's Youth; 8: Lélia; 9: Final Days and Hours; Appendix: Allegretto and Mazurka; Bibliography; Index; About the Editor/Translator

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-277) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-27382-0

1-4616-6409-8

OCLC:

851315835