The Cambridge Companion to Liszt by Kenneth Hamilton

The Cambridge Companion to Liszt by Kenneth Hamilton

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Written for a general readership by some of the leading specialists in the field, this Companion presents up-to-date scholarship in an accessible fashion. It provides an authoritative overview of Liszt's music, its context and performance practice in a way that will be invaluable to music professionals and amateurs alike.

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The Cambridge Companion to Liszt by Kenneth Hamilton

This Companion provides an up-to-date view of the music of Franz Liszt, its contemporary context and performance practice, written by some of the leading specialists in the field of nineteenth-century music studies. Although a core of Liszt's piano music has always maintained a firm hold on the repertoire, his output was so vast, influential and multi-faceted that scholarship too has taken some time to assimilate his achievement. This book offers students and music lovers some of the latest views in an accessible form. Katharine Ellis, Alexander Rehding and James Deaville present the biographical and intellectual aspects of Liszt's legacy, Kenneth Hamilton, James Baker and Anna Celenza give a detailed account of Liszt's piano music - including approaches to performance - Monika Hennemann discusses Liszt's Lieder, and Reeves Shulstad and Dolores Pesce survey his orchestral and choral music.
'… a reliable survey of most of Liszt's music … concise and thought-provoking, too' BBC Music Magazine
'… a timely intervention in Liszt scholarship, bringing together leading scholars to present an overview of Liszt's vast and diverse oeuvre. … a valuable addition to the burgeoning Liszt literature.' The Times Literary Supplement
'… a rewarding study of a fascinating romantic artist.' Reference Reviews
Kenneth Hamilton is pianist-in-residence and senior lecturer in music at the University of Birmingham, UK. A virtuoso pianist with an international reputation, he is also an authority on Liszt and has a special interest in nineteenth-century performing techniques. He is the author of the Cambridge Music handbook Liszt: Sonata in B Minor.
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ISBN 13 9780521644624
ISBN 10 0521644623
Title The Cambridge Companion to Liszt
Author Kenneth Hamilton
Series Cambridge Companions To Music
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2005-09-22
Number of pages 300
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