Overview :What Charles Rosen's celebrated book The Classical Style did for music of the Classical period, this new, much-awaited volume brilliantly do... Read More
Overview :How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? Though sentiment and emotion play a vita... Read More
Overview :In this lucid, revealing book, award-winning pianist and scholar Charles Rosen sheds light on the elusive music of Arnold Schoenberg and his... Read More
Overview :Beethoven's piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. Spanning several decades of his... Read More
Overview :An extraordinarily gifted musician and writer, Charles Rosen is a peerless commentator on the history and performance of music. Critical Ent... Read More
Overview :Charles Rosen says of sonata form: " It] is not a definite form like a minuet, a da capo aria, or a French overture; it is, like the fugue, ... Read More
Overview :Among the world's instruments, the piano stands out as the most versatile, powerful, and misunderstood -- even by those who have spent much ... Read More
Overview :Few can match Charles Rosen's cultivation and discernment, whether as pianist, music historian, or critic. Here he gives us a performance of... Read More
Overview :Is there a moment in history when a work receives its ideal interpretation? Or is negotiation always required to preserve the past and accom... Read More