Robert Schumann : the man and his music / edited by Alan Walker ; [contributions by] Frank Cooper, John Gardner, Louis Halsey, Alfred Nieman, Leon Plantinga, Brian Schlotel, Eric Sams, Henry Pleasants, Eliot Slater, Yonty Solomon, Bálint Vázsonyi, Joseph Weingarten, Alan Walker.
| Author/creator | Walker, Alan, 1930- |
| Other author | Cooper, Frank, 1938- contributor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Barnes & Noble, ©1972. |
| Description | xi, 489 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Schumann and his background / Alan Walker -- Solo piano music (I): The sonatas and Fantasie / Yonty Solomon -- Solo piano music (II): the piano cycles / Bálint Vázsonyi -- Interpreting Schumann's piano music / Joseph Weingartner -- Schumann and the metronome / Brian Schlotel -- The songs / Eric Sams -- Schumann and the Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik / Leon Plantinga -- Schumann the critic / Henry Pleasants -- Aphorisms, maxims and the quotations / Robert Schumann -- The chamber music / John Gardner -- The concertos / Alfred Nieman -- The orchestral music / Brian Schlotel -- Operatic and dramatic music / Frank Cooper -- The choral music / Louis Halsey -- Schumann and the tonal analogue / Eric Sams -- Schumann's illness / Eliot Slater -- Appendix. Schumann's family tree ; A biographical summary ; Register of persons ; Bibliography ; Complete catalogue of Schumann's works. |
| General note | "Complete catalogue of Schumann's works": pages 446-479. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 442-445) and index. |
| ISBN | 0064973670 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S4 W18 1972 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |