Shostakovich's Music for Piano Solo

Interpretation and Performance

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Instruments & Instruction, Piano & Keyboard, Techniques, General Instruments
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Author: Sofia Moshevich ISBN: 9780253014313
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: May 28, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Sofia Moshevich
ISBN: 9780253014313
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: May 28, 2015
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

The piano works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) are among the most treasured musical compositions of the 20th century. In this volume, pianist and Russian music scholar Sofia Moshevich provides detailed interpretive analyses of the ten major piano solo works by Shostakovich, carefully noting important stylistic details and specific ways to overcome the numerous musical and technical challenges presented by the music. Each piece is introduced with a brief historic and structural description, followed by an examination of such interpretive aspects as tempo, phrasing, dynamics, voice balance, pedaling, and fingering. This book will be an invaluable resource for students, pedagogues, and performers of Shostakovich's piano solos.

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The piano works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) are among the most treasured musical compositions of the 20th century. In this volume, pianist and Russian music scholar Sofia Moshevich provides detailed interpretive analyses of the ten major piano solo works by Shostakovich, carefully noting important stylistic details and specific ways to overcome the numerous musical and technical challenges presented by the music. Each piece is introduced with a brief historic and structural description, followed by an examination of such interpretive aspects as tempo, phrasing, dynamics, voice balance, pedaling, and fingering. This book will be an invaluable resource for students, pedagogues, and performers of Shostakovich's piano solos.

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