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The Creation of Beethoven´s 35 Piano Sonatas
Barry Cooper
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Description for The Creation of Beethoven´s 35 Piano Sonatas
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Beethoven's piano sonatas are a cornerstone of the piano repertoire and favourites of both the concert hall and recording studio. The sonatas have been the subject of much scholarship, but no single study gives an adequate account of the processes by which these sonatas were composed and published. With source materials such as sketches and correspondence increasingly available, the time is ripe for a close study of the history of these works. Barry Cooper, who in 2007 produced a new edition of all 35 sonatas, including three that are often overlooked, examines each sonata in turn, addressing questions such as: ... Read more
Beethoven's piano sonatas are a cornerstone of the piano repertoire and favourites of both the concert hall and recording studio. The sonatas have been the subject of much scholarship, but no single study gives an adequate account of the processes by which these sonatas were composed and published. With source materials such as sketches and correspondence increasingly available, the time is ripe for a close study of the history of these works. Barry Cooper, who in 2007 produced a new edition of all 35 sonatas, including three that are often overlooked, examines each sonata in turn, addressing questions such as: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Ashgate Historical Keyboard Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472414328
SKU
V9781472414328
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99-1
About Barry Cooper
Barry Cooper is Professor of Music at the University of Manchester. He has a wide range of research interests from medieval to 19th-century music, notably on English Baroque music and the music of Beethoven and his contemporaries. A world authority on Beethoven, his books on the composer include Beethoven and the Creative Process (1990; 2nd edn, 1992), Beethoven's Folksong Settings ... Read more
Reviews for The Creation of Beethoven´s 35 Piano Sonatas
'A much-needed study of the story of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Cooper guides us diligently through the evolution of these cornerstones of the pianist's repertoire.' John Irving, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 'In this remarkable study, a first of its ... Read more