Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas : a handbook for performers / Stewart Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Stewart, 1930- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas--piano.

Beethoven, Ludwig van.

Piano music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).

Piano music.

Performance practice (Music).

Sonatas (Piano)--Analysis, appreciation.

Sonatas (Piano).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"The thirty-two piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven comprise one of the most important parts of the piano literature, yet true mastery of these works can be elusive to even the most seasoned performer. With years of experience performing and teaching the literature and intimate knowledge of the works, their history and context, renowned pianist and pedagogue Stewart Gordon guides today's pianist performer through each of the thirty-two sonatas in stunning detail."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Part I : Considerations. Sources

Beethoven and the piano

Performance practices

Beethoven's expressive legacy

The windmills of Beethoven's mind

Part II : The sonatas. The Opus 2 set

Opus 7

The Opus 10 set

Opus 13 ("Pathâetique")

The Opus 14 set

Opus 22

Opus 26

The Opus 27 set : sonatas like a fantasy; no.2 ("Moonlight")

Opus 28 ("Pastoral")

The Opus 31 set no.2 ("Tempest"); no.3 ("Hunt")

The Opus 49 set : two "easy" sonatas

Opus 53 ("Waldstein")

Opus 54

Opus 57 ("Appassionata")

Opus 78

Opus 79 ("alla tedesca")

Opus 81a ("Lebewohl")

Opus 90

Opus 101

Opus 106 ("Hammerklavier")

Opus 109

Opus 110

Opus 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-062920-7

0-19-062919-3