Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being among the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works, investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's music, evaluating the many printed editions of the ballads before considering their critical reception and the differing interpretations of well-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century pianists.
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Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being among the most significant exetended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works, investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's music, evaluating the many printed editions of the ballades before considering their critical reception and the differing interpretations of well-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century pianists. -- Book Description
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The First Scherzo and First Ballade were composed during Chopin's early years in Paris. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bravura closing section, mirror reprise, popular pianism, bravura figuration, compound duple metre, tonal organisation, poetic ballad, tonal setting, four ballades, minor ballade, popular repertory, structural harmonies, genre title, classical sonata, brilliant style, dominant pedal, classical practice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Ballade, First Ballade, Fourth Ballade, Third Ballade, Bars Tonality Theme, Bars Tonality Introduction, Jan Ekier, Jane Stirling, Julian Fontana New!
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The First Scherzo and First Ballade were composed during Chopin's early years in Paris. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bravura closing section, mirror reprise, popular pianism, bravura figuration, compound duple metre, tonal organisation, poetic ballad, tonal setting, four ballades, minor ballade, popular repertory, structural harmonies, genre title, classical sonata, brilliant style, dominant pedal, classical practice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Ballade, First Ballade, Fourth Ballade, Third Ballade, Bars Tonality Theme, Bars Tonality Introduction, Jan Ekier, Jane Stirling, Julian Fontana New!
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- Chopin Studies by Jim Samson on 5 pages
- The Cambridge Companion to Chopin (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Jim Samson on 5 pages
- The Great Piano Virtuosos of Our Time: A Classic Account of Studies with Liszt, Chopin, Tausig & Henselt by Wilhelm Von Lenz in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Piano in Concert by George Kehler in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order by Maurice J. E. Brown in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Chopin Studies 2 (Cambridge Composer Studies) (Vol 2) by John Rink on 11 pages
- Mozart: The 'Jupiter' Symphony (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Elaine R. Sisman in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Nineteenth-Century Piano Music: Essays in Performance and Analysis (Perspectives in Music Criticism and Theory) by David Witten on page 183, and page 184
- Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Stephen Walsh in Front Matter
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by James Hepokoski in Front Matter
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