Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by his Pupils / Edition 1

by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, Naomi Shohet, Krysia Osostowicz, Roy Howat

Overview

The accounts of Chopin's pupils, acquaintances and contemporaries, together with his own writing, provide valuable insights into the musician's pianistic and stylistic practice, his teaching methods and his aesthetic beliefs. This unique collection of documents, edited and annotated by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger, reveals Chopin as teacher and interpreter of his own music. Included in this study is extensive appendix material that presents annotated scores, and personal accounts of Chopin's playing by pupils, writers, and critics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521367097
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/01/1988
Series:	As Seen by His Pupils
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	342
Sales rank:	321,666
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Explanation of references; Editor's note; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Technique and style; 2. Interpretation of Chopin's work; Notes; List of Chopin's pupils whose recollections are quoted in this book; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of persons; Index of musical works.

Editorial Reviews

"...truly a book about the way Chopin played the piano, and about the way he interpreted his own music...Anyone interested in Chopin will be grateful to Eigeldinger..." Charles Rosen, The New York Review of Books

"...really indispensable to the serious student of Chopin. Almost all those reading it will find their view of the composer made sharper and truer than before." Nicholas Temperley, Notes

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