Chopin: The Piano Concertos

by John Rink

Book Overview

Chopin's E minor and F minor Piano Concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer-pianist. This Handbook reevaluates them so that their many outstanding qualities can be fully appreciated. It describes their genesis, Chopin's own performances and his use of them as a teacher. A survey of their critical, editorial and performance histories follows, in preparation for an engaging narrative analysis of the concertos as embodied in sound. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521446600
• ISBN13: 9780521446600
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"