Music sounded out : essays, lectures, interviews, afterthoughts / Alfred Brendel.
| Author/creator | Brendel, Alfred |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st American edition |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. |
| Description | viii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A Mozart player gives himself advice -- Must classical music be entirely serious? -- 1. The sublime in reverse -- 2. Beethoven's Diabelli Variations -- The text and its guardians: Notes on Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- Beethoven's new style -- Schubert's last sonatas -- Testing the grown-up player: Schumann's 'Kinderszenen' -- The noble Liszt -- Liszt's 'Années de pèleringe' I and II -- Liszt's B minor Sonata -- Liszt's Bitterness of heart -- Busoni's 'Doktor Faust' -- Furtwängler -- A case for live recordings -- On recitals and programmes -- Two interviews: Bach and the piano (with Terry Snow) -- On Schnabel and interpretation (with Konrad Wolff). |
| Abstract | Comments on music, musicians, and matters of performance. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 90048279 |
| ISBN | 0374216517 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML60.B84 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |