Companion to Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas by Barry Cooper

Companion to Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas by Barry Cooper

Professor Sir Donald Tovey's celebrated bar-by-bar analysis of Beethoven's 32 Pianoforte Sonatasremains a key text for pianists, students, scholars and music lovers. Intended as a companion to the ABRSM's Complete Pianoforte Sonatas edition - edited by Harold Craxton but with each work prefaced by Tovey's practical and critical notes - the book contains a succinct and illuminating summary of the author's analytical approach before each sonata is dealt with in detail. This new imprint is prefaced with an introduction by Dr Barry Cooper, Lecturer in the Music Department of Manchester University. Tovey's text is reproduced faithfully; however, Dr Cooper has added footnotes to correct errors of fact or to qualify conclusions drawn by Tovey that the passage of time, since the book was first published in 1931, has suggested might be questionable. With the re-issue of this book, Tovey's famed insight, commonsense and wit will continue to enlighten and entertain the author's devotees, as well as a new generation of performers and students.

Tovey's commentary has withstood the test of time and this new edition makes his insights newly available in an attractive format for students, pianists and music lovers in general* Arietta *
This edition will enable future generations to benefit from the insights of this most distinguished Beethoven scholar. * EPTA Piano Journal *

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ISBN 13	9781860960864
ISBN 10	1860960863
Title	Companion to Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas
Author	Barry Cooper
Series	Signature Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Sheet music
Publisher	Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Year published	1999-02-04
Number of pages	304
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.