Beethoven the pianist
By: Tilman Skowroneck.
Series: Musical performance and reception
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780521119597
Subjects: Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827; Piano -- Performance -- History -- 18th century; Piano -- Performance -- History -- 19th century; Piano -- History -- 18th century; Piano -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Beethoven, his playing and his instruments. Beethoven's early training ; Beethoven the pianist ; Beethoven's first decade in Vienna ; The 1803 Erard grand piano; title: Sound ideal and performance. The builder's influence ; The player's influence; title: Sound ideal, notation and stylistic change. Common touch and legato ; The performance of Beethoven's trills.