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Klappentext Chopin's "E minor" and "F minor" piano concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer! pianist! and teacher. This Cambridge Music Handbook reevaluates these works and others by Chopin so that their many outstanding qualities--and the composer's genius--can be fully appreciated. The book also includes a survey of the critical! editorial! and performance histories of the works considered. 'John Rink maintains the high standards of previous handbooks in the series. The book is extremely informative and well documented, and Rink's concise prose is nicely varied in tone, whether historical, analytical, or as in some places, highly personal in interpretation. Directed at a wide audience of performers, academics and general readers, Rink's perceptive musical insights carry the authority of both scholar and skilled performer.' National Early Music Association Zusammenfassung Chopin's E minor and F minor Piano Concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer-pianist. This Handbook re-evaluates them so that their many outstanding qualities can be fully appreciated. It describes their genesis! Chopin's own performances and his use of them as a teacher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Contexts; 2 Creation; 3. Interpretation; 4. Re-evaluation; 5. Chopin's third concerto; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
