Beethoven's piano music
Subtitle: a listener's guide
By: Victor Lederer
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Series: Unlocking the masters series -- no. 23
Publisher: Amadeus Press; Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Montclair, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781574671940
Subjects: History and criticism; Piano music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Beethoven and the piano; title: Some aspects of Beethoven's life; title: The First, Second, and Third concertos : under Mozart's influence; title: The Fourth and Fifth concertos; title: The earliest sonatas : Opp. 2, 7, 10, and 13, the "Pathètique"; title: Early-middle masterworks : Sonatas 9-15; title: The high-middle period : Sonatas 16-23; title: Five transitional sonatas; title: The "Hammerklavier" sonata; title: The final trilogy; title: The bagatelles and other short pieces; title: The variations; title: Afterword : Beethoven the companion.