Charles Valentin Alkan His Life and His Music |
|
| Author:
| Eddie, William Alexander |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84014-260-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
|
This comprehensive survey takes as its focus a stylistic analysis of the music of the French composer and virtuoso pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). There is also consideration of Alkan the performer, and on issues of performance practice in relation to his music, and on its reception history. Useful appendices provide a guide to archival sources for further research, a list of works and a basic discography.
This comprehensive survey takes as its focus a stylistic analysis of the music of the French composer and virtuoso pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). There is also consideration of Alkan the performer, and on issues of performance practice in relation to his music, and on its reception history. Useful appendices provide a guide to archival sources for further research, a list of works and a basic discography.