INTERPRETING MOZART ON THE KEYBOARD by Eva & Paul Badura, Skoda, St Martins 1962

Description: INTERPRETING MOZART ON THE KEYBOARD by Eva and Paul Badura - Skoda 1962 Excellent old edition good value secondhand. Mozart's works haven't changed since this was published! Does not include a CD the newer expensive edition has. Written for the performing pianist, Paul and Eva Badura-Skoda's guide to Mozart's musical style and how pianists can recreate it on today's very different keyboard instruments remains a model of its kind, a half-century after its original German-language publication. Translated into very readable English by Leo Black, the book is divided by topic area, with chapters dealing first with broad questions of sound, tempo and articulation succeeded by more specific discussions of ornamentation, editions, and technique. The authors do a tremendous service to the modern musician by distilling the essence of many contemporary treatises on performance practice, and prove surprisingly non-dogmatic--at a few points they even suggest altering Mozart's original notes to better suggest his original sound concepts. Among other valuable features are facsimile and print reproductions of unpublished original cadenzas to various piano concertos by Mozart, suggested cadenzas by the authors, and detailed interpretive discussions on three of the major piano concertos, K. 466 in D minor, K. 488 in A major, and K. 491 in C minor. The influence of the Badura-Skodas' pioneering work is apparent in the increasing popularity and proliferation of Mozart recordings on historical instruments, but their book is addressed to all pianists and musicians who care about Mozart. Ships USPS Media Mail 031822:052023 IN

Price: 24.99 USD

Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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