Charles Valentin Alkan: His Life and His Music

By William A. Eddie and Williamalexander Eddie

Book Overview

This comprehensive survey takes as its focus a stylistic analysis of the music of the French composer and virtuoso pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). There is also consideration of Alkan the performer, and on issues of performance practice in relation to his music, and on its reception history. Useful appendices provide a guide to archival sources for further research, a list of works and a basic discography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138275026
• ISBN13: 9781138275027
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"