The Classical Piano Sonata: From Haydn to Prokofiev

In this long awaited work Michael Davidson cats new light on some of the most masterly sonatas written for the piano, and the uniqueness of these great works. Excepting the considerable literature on Beethoven, it is surprising how few studies are available which explore the interpretation of this much played, but also much abused repertoire. Michael Davidson's study is not only a detailed look a fourteen sonatas; reading these pages, one can also learns about other works by these composers and aspects of 'style', that magical quality which differentiates one composer from another.

CONTENIDO:

-Introduction
1. Playing the piano music of the classical viennese school: some basic misconceptions
2. Haydn: Sonata in C minor
3. Haydn: Sonata in E-flat major, HOB XVI:49
4. Mozart: Sonata in C major, K330
5. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, opus 13, Pathétique
6. Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, opus 31 no. 2
7. Beethoven: Sonata in E major, opus 109
8. Beethoven: Sonata in A-flat major, opus 110
9. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, opus 111
10. Schubert: Sonata in A major, D664 (opus 120)
11. Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D784 (opus 143)
12. Schubert: Sonata in A major, D959 (op. post.)
13. Liszt: Sonata in B minor
14. Brahms: Sonata in F minor, opus 5
15. Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, no. 9, opus 103
-Notes
-Index