Charles Rosen Knihy

"The Joy of Playing, the Joy of Thinking is a masterclass for music lovers. In interviews originally conducted and published in French, Rosen's friend Catherine Temerson asks carefully crafted questions to elicit his insights on the evolution of music-not to mention painting, theater, science, and modernism. Rosen touches on the usefulness of aesthetic reflection, the pleasure of overcoming stage fright, and the drama of conquering a technically difficult passage. He tells vivid stories on composers from Chopin and Wagner to Stravinsky and Elliott Carter. In Temerson's questions and Rosen's responses arise conundrums both practical and metaphysical. Is it possible to understand a work without analyzing it? Does music exist if it isn't played? Rosen takes readers to the heart of the musical matter. 'Music is a way of instructing the soul, making it more sensitive,' he says, 'but it is useful only insofar as it is pleasurable. This pleasure is manifest to anyone who experiences music as an inexorable need of body and mind.'"-- Provided by publisher

In this eloquent, intimate exploration of the delights and demands of the piano, world-renowned concert pianist and music writer Charles Rosen draws on a lifetime's wisdom to consider every aspect of the instrument: from what makes a beautiful sound to suffering from stage fright, from the physical challenges of playing to tales of great musicians, including Vladimir Horowitz's recording tricks, Rachmaninov s hands and why Artur Rubenstein applied hairspray to the keys. Gracefully blending anecdote, history, expertise and memoir, Piano Notes will enchant anyone with a passion for music.

In this comprehensive and authoritative guide, Rosen places Beethoven's sonatas in context and provides an understanding of the formal principles involved in interpreting and performing this unique repertoire. Includes a CD of the author performing extracts from several of the works.

Americký klavirista a teoretik Charles Rosen na seba upozornil najmä týmto textom. Napísal ho roku 1971 a pre druhé vydanie (1997) pripravil jeho rozšírenú verziu. Autor s obdivuhodným pochopením podstaty problematiky odhaľuje rôzne aspekty hudobného klasicizmu vo svojich vrcholných prejavoch. Popričlenení na hudbu troch majstrov viedenského klasicizmu je tu azda ešte podnetnejšie členenie na charakteristické žánre: sláčikové kvarteto, vážna opera, koncert, sláčikové kvinteto, komická opera, klavírne trio atď. „Vzťah klasicistického štýlu k anonymnému štýlu či k bežnému hudobnému jazyku z konca 18. storočia spočíva v tom, že klasicistický štýl predstavuje nielen syntézu umeleckých možností doby, ale aj očistenie od nepodstatných zvyškov predošlej tradície.“

Wie macht Haydn seine musikalischen Witze? Wie bringt Mozart Tonarten zum Sprechen? Warum ist die „Hammerklaviersonate“ nicht typisch für Beethoven? Charles Rosen entwickelt aus sensiblen, genauen und gleichzeitig spannenden Analysen heraus seine Interpretation der drei großen Klassiker Haydn, Mozart und Beethoven.