Liszt: Sonata in B Minor

by Kenneth Hamilton

Book Overview

Liszt's B minor Sonata is now regarded as his finest work for piano, and one of the pinnacles of Romantic piano music. This book, written by a pianist who has performed the Sonata extensively, includes a survey of Liszt's early attempts at sonata composition and clears away some of the persisent myths regarding program music in Liszt's output. The central chapters, built around an analysis of the B minor Sonata, discuss various interpretative approaches,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521469635
• ISBN13: 9780521469630
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"