Russian Piano Concerto The Nineteenth Century

Name: Russian Piano Concerto The Nineteenth Century
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ISBN: 9780253341129

ISBN-10: 0253341124

ISBN-13: 9780253341129

Edition: 1994

Authors: Jeremy Norris

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Jeremy Norris traces the progress of the Russian piano concerto, which was at first inspired by a handful of dilettante concerto-style works and fantasias labeled "for fortepiano or harpsichord." Most early Russian piano concertos reflected stylistic features of Western European music, and several show evidence of plagiarism. Russian composers encountered problems of structural organization, a factor that prevented several, including Taneyev and Balakirev, from completing some of their works. Norris shows that even Tchaikovsky was not always able to solve problems of structure. Anton Rubinstein's five concertos offered substantial artistry; and the most successful works of the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 6/22/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 242
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.57" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English

JEREMY NORRIS is Lecturer in the History of Music (Didactics) at the Brescia Conservatoire and author of a monograph on Rachmaninov's piano music.