Liszt: Sonata In B Minor

Liszt's B minor Sonata is now regarded as his finest work for piano, and one of the pinnacles of Romantic piano music. This is the first book to elucidate this ground-breaking piece for the general reader.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Forms and formulae; 3. Understanding the Sonata in B minor; 4. Text and texture; 5. Performances and pianos; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Summary

This Music Handbook examines Liszt's B minor Sonata - regarded as one of the pinnacles of Romantic piano music. It opens with a survey of Liszt's early attempts at sonata composition, and goes on to discuss different interpretative approaches. The book also contains details of performance practice and the performing history of the work.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Hamilton, Hamilton Kenneth
• Assisted by: Julian Rushton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.1996
• EAN: 9780521469630
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46963-0
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history