Images by Paul Roberts
(Amadeus). Paris at the turn of the 20th century was obsessed with the interrelations of the arts. It was a time when artists and writers spoke of poetry as music, sounds as colors, and paintings as symphonies. The music of Claude Debussy, with its unique textures and dazzling colors, was the perfect counterpart to the bold new styles of painting in France. Paul Roberts probes the sources of Debussy's artistic inspiration, relating the impressionist titles to the artistic and literary ferment of the time. He also draws on his own performing experience to touch on all the principal technical problems for a performer of Debussy's piano music. His many suggestions about interpreting the music will be particularly valuable to performers as well as listeners.-
The Perfect Wrong Note
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The Music of Silence
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Jussi
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Mastering Piano Technique
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Flamenco
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The Music of the Arabs
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The Joy of Music
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Song of the Outcasts
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Gustav Mahler
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The Horn Handbook
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Alma Rose
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Priest of Music
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Franco Corelli
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Charles Ives and Aaron Copland - A Listener's Guide
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Choral Music in the Twentieth Century
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Wagner's Ring
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The Infinite Variety of Music
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Jean Langlais
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The Secret Life of Musical Notation
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The Art of the Piano
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Teaching Genius
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Playing the Beethoven Piano Sonatas
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Marcel Moyse
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Music for Piano
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Michael Rabin
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Opera in Paris 1800-1850: A Lively History
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Benjamin Britten & Samuel Barber
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The Composer-Pianists
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The Unknown Callas
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A Guide to the Harpsichord
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Nicolai Gedda
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Massenet
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Enrico Caruso
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The Extraordinary Operatic Adventures of Blanche Arral
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The Redeemer Reborn
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The John Adams Reader
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Score Reading
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How to Succeed in an Ensemble
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Conducting Business
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Mario Lanza
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Papageno
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Mathilde Wesendonck, Isolde's Dream
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Alternative Strings
Paul Roberts is one of Britain's most exciting and astute interpreters of French piano music. His complete cycle of Debussy's piano music earned him high acclaim at London's Southbank. In France, he has broadcast live performances for France Musique and has been a frequent member of the jury of the International Debussy Piano Competition at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. One of a rare breed of pianists whose imagination is constantly fed from sources outside music, he has a degree in English literature from York University. Roberts directs Music at Ladevie, the piano summer school in southwest France, and is a professor of piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Lecture-recitals and masterclasses take him around the world. He has recorded the music of Debussy for the BBC and for Radio France and recently completed his first CD, Debussy: Piano Music. Designed as a companion to the book, the CD is a first of a series of recordings in which he performs the complete piano works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781574670684 |
| ISBN 10 | 1574670689 |
| Title | Images |
| Author | Paul Roberts |
| Series | Amadeus |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Year published | 2003-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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