Chopin : a listener's guide to the master of the piano / Victor Lederer.
| Author/creator |
Lederer, Victor |
| Other author/creator | Biret, Idil, performer. |
| Included Work | Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Piano music. Selections. |
| Format | Audio (CD), Book, and Print |
| Publication Info | Pompton Plains, N.J. : Amadeus Press, 2006. |
| Description | 146 pages ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Unlocking the masters series ; no. 11 Unlocking the masters series ; no. 11. ^A590063 |
| Contents | Chopin's brief life and long death -- Big ideas in small packages: the etudes and preludes -- The music for piano and orchestra -- Dance idealized: the waltzes -- Operatic reveries: the nocturnes -- The sonatas -- Patriotism and tragedy: the polonaises -- The individual works -- Lyricism and drama in fixed forms: the impromptus and scherzos -- The mazurkas -- The ballades -- The importance of Chopin. |
| Abstract | Frederic Chopin died a famous man with his place in the musical pantheon secure. In fact, Chopin created the single best-known body of work by any composer, loved and respected by musicians and audiences alike. In clear, lively prose, the author guides the reader through the life and oeuvre of the sovereign master of the keyboard - his affair with the novelist George Sand, his close friendship with the great painter Eugene Delacroix, his early manifestations of genius. Most of all, Lederer details the bold originality Chopin displayed throughout his tragically short career, illustrating, with references to the accompanying CD, how his sensuous, emotionally provocative music firmly places him in the "eternal avant-garde." |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-9433. |
| Bibliography note | CD track listing: page 145-146. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 143). |
| ISBN | 1574671480 |
| ISBN | 9781574671483 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-9433 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.C54 L42 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |