Stuart Isacoff

Mezcla de historia cultural, análisis de intérpretes y estilos, estudio musicológico de compositores y relato de costumbres, esta historia "natural" del piano celebra sobre todo la versa

A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from Mozart and Beethoven to Oscar Peterson and Jerry Lee Lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of Temperament, Stuart Isacoff.This history takes us back to the piano's humble genesis as a simple keyboard, and shows how everyone from Ferdinando de Medici to Herbie Hancock affected its evolution of sound and influence in popular music. Presenting the instrument that has been at the core of musical development over the centuries in all its beauty and complexity, this explores the pianos capabilities and the range of emotional expression it conveys in different artists hands. A Natural History of the Piano is fast-paced and intriguing, with beautiful illustrations and photos, a must-read for music lovers and pianists of every level.

Un relato que nos presenta a Mozart tocando en los cafés de Viena; a Henri Herz divirtiendo a los mineros durante la fiebre del oro; a Liszt desmayándose en brazos de su ayudante mientras el público (femenino) enloquece y a Glenn Gould serrando las patas de su taburete y tarareando mientras toca. Es una mezcla de historia cultural, analisis de interpretes y estilos, estudio musicologico de compositores y relato de costumbres.