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The Piano
Jeremy Siepmann has treated his subject in two ways: as a musical instrument with its place in the development of musical style and as a social phenomenon with a profound influence on the spread of musical culture. The alternating development of these two themes, supported by perceptive observations on compositional procedure and richly illustrated with anecdotes and pen portraits from a stunning gallery of virftuoso pianists, offers an unrivalled survey of what is probably the single most influential instrument in the history of music, and the many geniuses, eccentrics, and drawing-room amateurs who helped to make it so. The immense riches of the EMI archive have been enthusiastically raided to provide classic recordings by Schnabel, Fischer, Solomon, Corot, Gieseking, Horowitz, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Lipatti and Michelangeli, as well as more recent lions of the keyboard.
Chopin, the Reluctant Romantic
In the first major biography of Chopin to appear in English in many years, Jeremy Siepmann draws extensively on the correspondence and diaries of the composer and his intimate friends, including Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Delacroix, as well as on contemporary accounts to provide a revealing portrait of Chopin. Siepmann sets his vivid narrative against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which Chopin lived. He also provides a compassionate account of Chopin's relationship with George Sand, and he examines in detail his disputed love affair with Countess Delfina Potocka. Siepmann weaves penetrating discussions of Chopin's compositions throughout his text, illuminating Chopin's extraordinary transformations of such genres as the polonaise, mazurka, and waltz. An appendix on Chopin interpretation features the author's fascinating interviews with many leading pianists, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Tamas Vasary, Emanuel Ax, Mitsuko Uchida, and Alfred Brendel.
Beethoven
Sourcebooks MediaFusion and Naxos proudly present this fascinating biography, complete with two CDs of his greatest works plus an exclusive website with extended compositions. Jeremy Siepmann draws an accessible portrait of the turbulent, troubled but determined figure of Beethoven, regarded by many as the greatest composer who ever lived. And with the words comes the music: Two CDs of carefully chosen pieces covering all the different genres in which Beethoven made his mark. Readers also gain access to an exclusive website that offers the musical works in full, the music of Beethoven's contemporaries, new essays and more. This revolutionary biography utilizes traditional and new media to provide a uniquely rounded portrait of the composer himself. Naxos is the world's leading classical music label and provider of classical music over the Internet at www.naxos.com.
The Piano
(Book). For more than 200 years, the piano has been an inspirational force in the world of music. The Piano shows how this characterful instrument has won its place at the center of the affections of music lovers everywhere. This is the first popular book to cover every aspect of the instrument's dynamic history, including: origins, technical developments, novelties and experiments; piano music throughout the centuries; profiles of the instruments' musical giants and analyses of their greatest works; and much more. With over 200 photographs and full color throughout, The Piano is a handsome tribute to a great musical personality. 192 pages, 9 1/2 x 11 1/4
Tchaikovsky
Tcahikovsky is one of the most popular composers who ever lived. He is also one of the most misunderstood, as both man and musician, and looks destined to remain among the most controversial. His life was lived at the extremes, and fuelled by passions of almost every kind. This title helps to meet the composer in the context of his times.
The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combinesorchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras, recording, as well as consideration of what it means to be an orchestral musician, an educator, or an informed listener, it will be of interest to a wideranging readership of music historians and professional or amateur performers.
Peter Maxwell Davies, Selected Writings
A varied and wide-ranging collection in which the celebrated post-war composer Peter Maxwell Davies presents his work and his opinions.
The Complete Chopin Mazurkas
This collection presents, for the first time, the complete Mazurkas of Frederic Chopin arranged for solo classical guitar. the Mazurka is the only form the composer embraced throughout his lifetime. the distinctive and personal pieces are unimaginably varied and colorful, ranging from brief and vigorous dances to deep and complex extended works. Always achingly melodic and featuring surprising harmonies not evident in his other compositions, the Mazurkas are a true monument to Chopin's genius. These new arrangements were prepared with rigorous fidelity to the originals, while never sacrificing true playability. Careful attention to every detail of execution combined with thorough notes on each piece and the folk dance tradition that inspired them to make this unique offering truly user-friendly. Musically beautiful, idiomatic and accessible, this monumental collection is a breathtaking addition to the guitar repertoire. Written in standard notation only.
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer. The second edition includes research published since the publication of the first edition and provides electronic resources.
The Contemporary Piano
With Contemporary Piano: A Performer and Composer’s Guide to Techniques and Resources, Alan Shockley provides a comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano, and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar to them. Shockley explains dozens of ways to prepare a piano without damaging the instrument, how to notate every standard technique and many, many obscure ones, and the specific geographies of every common concert hall piano. This will be the standard reference for pianists touring and playing inside-the-piano repertoire, and for composers at all levels of familiarity with the piano hoping to understand the mechanical miracle that is the modern piano.
