Bøker av Claudia Macdonald

Robert Schumann was a unique personality in nineteenth century music. This book explores how the generation that came after Beethoven was central in reshaping the conception of concerto style, and particularly the piano concerto, focusing on the key period of 1845-55. It relates Schumann's own compositional development to his musical environment.

Seventeen studies by noted experts that demonstrate recent approaches toward the creative interpretation of primary sources regarding Renaissance and Baroque music, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Debussy, and beyond.