After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance

by Kenneth Hamilton

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Kenneth Hamilton's book engagingly and lucidly dissects the oft-invoked myth of a Great Tradition, or Golden Age of Pianism. It is written both for players and for members of their audiences by a pianist who believes that scholarship and readability can go hand-in-hand. Hamilton discusses in meticulous yet lively detail the performance-style of great pianists from Liszt to Paderewski, and delves into the far-from-inevitable development of the piano...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195178262

ISBN13:9780195178265

Release Date:December 2007

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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Arts, Music & Photography History Instruments Music Piano World

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