William Alexander Eddie

Charles Valentin Alkan

His Life and His Music

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781840142600
• ISBN-10: 184014260X
• Artikelnr.: 47706833

Autorenporträt

William Alexander Eddie is an Associate Lecturer in Music for The Open University and for Edinburgh University (Continuing Education). He is a pianist and accompanist and is Senior Examiner in Music for London College of Music.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Alkan - the historical and social background
Apprentice works
Development of a personal voice
Etudes
Sonata types for piano
Morceaux caracteristiques
The Esquisses
Arrangements and cadenzas
Organ and pédalier music
Piano and strings
Miscellaneous compositions
Reception
Performance practice
Epilogue
Notes to chapters
Bibliography
Archival sources
List of works
A basic Alkan discography
Indexes.

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Contents: Preface; Alkan - the historical and social background; Apprentice works; Development of a personal voice; Etudes; Sonata types for piano; Morceaux caracteristiques; The Esquisses; Arrangements and cadenzas; Organ and pédalier music; Piano and strings; Miscellaneous compositions; Reception; Performance practice; Epilogue; Notes to chapters; Bibliography; Archival sources; List of works; A basic Alkan discography; Indexes.

Rezensionen

'This musicological tour de force, whose brilliance at times resembles Alkanian prestidigitation, makes a persuasive case for the (re-)instatement of Alkan as a key figure in the development of nineteenth- and indeed twentieth-century music. All serious musicians, and not just pianophiles, will find themselves deeply in Eddie's debt.' Conor Farrington, Times Literary Supplement