This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercices (1826); its reworking as Douzes grandes etudes (1837); and their reworking as Douzes etudes d'execution transcendante (1851). It is also a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general because the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include a composer-performer culture; the concept of virtuosity; the significance of recomposition; music and the poetic; and the consolidation of a musical work-concept.
Author(s): Jim Samson
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 250
Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Introduction......Page 11
3 TIMES 12 ETUDES......Page 18
3 COMPOSERS......Page 22
2 PIANOS......Page 31
ETUDES AND EXERCISES......Page 39
A RECOVERED PAST......Page 45
AN ACTIVE PRESENT......Page 63
SOUNDING HISTORY......Page 76
PAGANINI AND THE DREAM FACTORY; LISZT, L’ENCHANTEUR......Page 86
SURPLUS NOTES......Page 93
MUTUAL DEDICATIONS......Page 113
THE ORIGINAL TONE......Page 119
THE PLAY OF ECHOES......Page 127
IN THE WORKSHOP......Page 144
THE SELF AND THE FORMS......Page 153
TONALITIES......Page 169
FROM TOPICS TO TITLES......Page 185
SEEKING THE PLOT......Page 195
ON TO ONTOLOGY......Page 202
‘IL TOMBE ENFIN! … ET SE RELÈVE ROI!’......Page 208
BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE......Page 217
TESTS OF TIME......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 237
Index......Page 245
