Natural History of the Piano The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians - From Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between

Name: Natural History of the Piano The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians - From Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between
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ISBN: 9780307266378

ISBN-10: 0307266370

ISBN-13: 9780307266378

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stuart Isacoff

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In this splendidly engrossing and vividly descriptive book, Stuart Isacoff-performer,critic, teacher-celebrates the piano, and the composers and performers who have made it their own. Here is the instruent in all its complexity and beauty-one of the great accomplishments of the Western musical tradition. Isacoff describes the ongoing evolution of the piano and how its sound gives rise to emotion and individual artistry. He illuminates the groundbreaking music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt. He analyzes the breathtaking techniques of Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, and many other pianists, and he gives musicians including Alfred Brendel and Murray Perahia the opportunity to…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/15/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



List of Illustrations



A Gathering of Traditions



The Piano Is Born



The First Piano Superstar



Piano Fever



Performers on the Boad



The Four Sounds



The Combustibles



The New Testament



Still Setting Blades



The Alchemists



Chemistry



Shock and Awe



The Rhythmitizers



The American Adventure Begins



All That Jazz



Rock Solid or Teetering on the Brink



The Melodists



Straight from the Heart



Breeiy and Unflappable



The Cultivated and the Vernacular



The Russians Are Coming



The Germans and Their Close Relations



Keys to the World



On the Cutting Edge



Everything Old Is New Again


Appendix: Supplementary Notes


Contributor Biographies


Acknowledgments


Notes on Sources


Index