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Author:

Lederer, Victor.

Title:

Beethoven's chamber music : a listener's guide / Victor Lederer.

Publisher:

Amadeus Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

176 p. ; 23 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).

Subject:

Beethoven, Ludwig van,--1770-1827.--Chamber music.
Chamber music--19th century--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Beethoven's chamber music -- Beethoven's life -- The sonatas for violin and piano: Nos. 1-5 -- The sonatas for violin and piano: Nos. 6-10 -- The sonatas for cello and piano -- The trios -- One-offs, great and small -- Beethoven and the string quartet -- The early quartets -- The "Razumovsky" quartets, op. 59 -- The "Harp" and Serioso quartets, op. 74 and Op. 95 -- The late quartets : E-flat major, op. 127 and A minor: op. 132 -- The mad divertimento : the Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130, and the Great fugue, op. 133 -- The late quartets : C-sharp minor, op. 131 and F major, op. 135 -- Listening to Beethoven's chamber music.

Summary:

Victor Lederer examines Beethoven's sonatas for violin and piano, his sonatas for cello and piano, his piano trios, and most notably his sixteen string quartets. With the accompanying CD, Lederer helps the listener grasp the strangeness and grandeur of the astonishing creations.

Series:

Unlocking the masters series ; no. 24

ISBN:

1574672037
9781574672039

OCLC:

(OCoLC)774021291

LCCN:

2012002953

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)