Maria Szymanowska: Pianist and Composer"The first English-language monograph about the life and music of virtuosa pianist-composer Maria Szymanowska, née Wołowska (1789-1831). Based on Dobrzański's doctoral dissertation, the book presents Szymanowska's biography based on Polish sources as well as thorough analyses of her whole oeuvre, especially her piano music (with a separate chapter dedicated to her influence on Fryderyk Chopin). The CD contains Dobrzański's studio recordings, including her nocturnes, etudes, fantasy, mazurkas, and other works for solo piano."--Pub. desc. |
Contents
Politics and Society | 15 |
Szymanowskas Life | 25 |
Szymanowskas Piano Music | 63 |
Copyright | |
3 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
accompaniment Adam Mickiewicz Album amateur Anne Swartz aristocratic artistic B-flat Major Ballade Caprice chords collection compositions concert Copyright 1990 cultural dances Europe Exercises et Preludes F major F Minor Fantasy Figure Franciszek Frederic Chopin French genre Goethe Golos Hildegard Publishing Company Historical Chants History of Polish Hummel Igor Belza included Irena Poniatowska Jadwiga John Field Józef Elsner Karol Karol Kurpiński Kazimiera Kingdom of Poland Konrad Wallenrod Kraków Kukiel Kurpiński Leipzig Lessel Madame Szymanowska Maria Iwanejko Maria Szymanowska Marienbad Mazurka melody Michał Kleofas Ogiński Moscow musicians muzyce nineteenth century Nocturne in B-flat Paris permission Petersburg pianist Pianoforte poem poet political Polonaise polskiej popular Prince PWM Editions rights reserved Romance de Joconde Rondo Russian salon Six Romances Sławomir Dobrzański Śpiewka Śpiewy historyczne Stanisław stile brillant Świtezianka Syga Szenic Szymanowska performed Szymanowska played Szymanowska's Etude Szymanowska's music Szymanowska's songs Tadeusz Strumiłło technique Tomaszewski Valse Vilia virtuoso vocal Warsaw Wołowska