Shostakovich's music for piano solo : interpretation and performance / Sofia Moshevich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moshevich, Sofia, author.

Series:

Russian music studies (Bloomington, Ind.)

Russian Music Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano music--History and criticism.

Piano music.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Piano music.

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The piano works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) are among the most treasured musical compositions of the twentieth century. In this volume, pianist and Russian music scholar Sofia Moshevich provides detailed interpretive analyses of the ten major piano solo works by Shostakovich, carefully noting important stylistic details and specific ways to overcome the numerous musical and technical challenges presented by the music. Each piece is introduced with a brief historic and structural description, followed by an examination of such interpretive aspects as tempo, phrasing, dynamics, voice bala

Contents:

Early works. five preludes ; Three fantastic dances, op. 5 ; Piano sonata no. 1, op. 12 ; Aphorisms, op. 13 ; Polka, op. 22a, from the ballet The golden age

Mature works. Twenty-four preludes, op. 34 ; Piano sonata no. 2, op. 61

The masterpiece. Twenty-four preludes and fugues, op. 87

Works for children. Children's notebook, op. 69 ; Dances of the dolls.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253014313

025301431X

OCLC:

908447764