Overview

This volume collects the engaging and richly informative writings of pianist Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946). A student of Franz Liszt and of Chopin's pupil Karl Mikuli, and colleague and friend of Brahms and Johann Strauss II, Rosenthal is best remembered as one of the great performers of late-Romantic piano music and as an editor and teacher. Rosenthal's words offer a glimpse at this great age of piano performance and music history, which linked the 19th century with the modern era. World-renowned musicologist and pianist Charles Rosen-perhaps Rosenthal's most acclaimed student-has written the preface. The book also contains a detailed discography and a professionally mastered CD with recordings by Rosenthal.

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Author:   Mark Mitchell ,  Allan Evans
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780253220974

ISBN 10:   0253220971
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 March 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contents Preface by Charles Rosen Acknowledgments Moriz Rosenthal: A Chronology Introduction 1. Autobiography Moriz Rosenthal 2. Review of a Concert by M. R. in Vienna Eduard Hanslick 3. Letter to Lilli Lehmann M. R. 4. Review of a Concert by M. R. in Manchester Arthur Johnstone 5. Rosenthaliana Leonard Liebling 6. The Diemer Competition, Paris [1903] M. R. 7. The Bane of Virtuosity (excerpt) Lawrence Gilman 8. From Music, The Mystery and the Reality Paul Roes 9. On Liszt's Don Juan Fantasie M. R. 10. A Stroll with Ferruccio Busoni M. R. 11. Mahleriana M. R. 12. Czar Alexander II M. R. 13. Review of a Concert by M. R. H. C. C. 14. Letter to the Editor M. R. 15. As Others See Us: H. C. C.'s Response to M. R.'s Letter to the Editor 16. The Korngold Scandal 17. From Franz Liszt James Gibbons Huneker 18. The Old and the New School of Piano Playing M. R. 19. Review of a Concert by M. R. Kaikhosru Sorabji 20. Letter to Herbert Hughes M. R. 21. Moriz RosenthalEmil Sauer: and Modern Pianism Edward Prime-Stevenson 22. Schumann's Carnaval M. R. 23. Anton Rubinstein's Concert in Pressburg M. R. 24. My Memories of Johannes Brahms M. R. 25. Brahmsiana M. R. 26. Brahms and Johann Strauss II M. R. 27. Review of a Concert by M. R. G. C. 28. Letter to the Editor M. R. 29. Review of a Concert by M. R. 30. Aphorisms M. R. 31. On the Question of Applause M. R. Appendix A. Rosenthal as Humorist Appendix B. Annotated Concertography Appendix C. Discography Notes Index Moriz Rosenthal CD Track List 1. Frederic Chopin, Nocturne in D flat, Op. 27. No. 2 5:01 rec. on May 22, 1936. mtx: 2EA 3641-5 HMV DB 2926 2. Frederic Chopin, Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Allegro Maestoso 8:46 rec. on June 27, 1939. test pressing mtx. CS 040220/1 3. Frederic Chopin, Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Scherzo 2:39 rec. on June 22, 1939. test pressing mtx. CS 040206 4. Frederic Chopin, Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Largo 9:09 rec. on June 2 3, 1939. test pressing mtx. CS 040211 72 5. Frederic Chopin, Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Finale* 5:09 rec. on June 26, 1939. test pressing mtx. CS 040215 16-2 6. Frederic Chopin, Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, Largo (truncated)* 5:33 broadcast by the BBC, I.ondon on March 23, 1935 (courtesy of the National Sound Archive) 7. Frederic Chopin, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 1:59 rec. on March 3. 1931. mtx. 2-21783-2, Decca 25268 8. Frederic Chopin, Etude in G flat, Op. 10 No. 5 1:43 rec. on March 3. 1931. mtx. 2-21783-2, Decca 25268 9. Frederic Chopin, Etude in C, Op. 10 No. 1 2:08 rec. on March 3, 1931. mtx. 2-21784, Decca 25268 10. Frederic Chopin, Mazurka m G, Op. 67 No. 1 1:25 rec. on March 3, 1931. mtx. 2-21783-2, Decca 25268 11. Chopin-Liszt: My Joys* 4:16 rec. on March 18, 1942. test pressing CS 97 3 45 2-2 12. Albeniz: Triana 4:12 rec. on May 29, 1929. mix. 2-21461, Decca 25875 13. Strauss-Rosenthal: Blue Danube Waltz 7:37 rec. on March 6, 1931. mtx. 2-2178586, Parlophone P 9562 14. Franz Schubert: Moment Musical No. 3 2:03 rec. on October 22, 1937. mtx. OEA 3645-2 15. Schubert-Liszt: Soiree de Vienne 5:10 rec. on May 25. 1936. mtx. OEA 36478, HMV DA 1510 16. Frederic Chopin, Valse in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 3:53 rec. on May 22, 1936. mix. 2EA 2625-4, HMV DB 2772 17. Frederic Chopin, Mazurka in B,Op. 63 No. 1 2:14 rec. on October 22, 1937. mtx. OEA 5505-2, HMV DA 1660 Total playing time: 73:06 * previously unpublished recording Producer: Allan Evans; Restoration: Studio FS Roma; Our gratitude to Donald Hodgman, the late Philip Stern, Jonathan Summers, the National Sound Archive, Daniel Sbardella, Donald McCormick, and The Rodgers and Hammerstem Archives of Recorded Sound (New York Public Library at Lincoln Center) for the kind use of their recordings.

Reviews

This is a valuable work for pianists and an enjoyable read for everyone. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Inclusive music libraries serving readers at all levels. -Choice All pianophiles are in debt to Mitchell and Evans for this glimpse into Rosenthal's vanished world... -The Gramophone Rosenthal's reminiscences are essential reading for all who wonder where the magic has gone from the modern piano. -Normal Lebrecht This wonderfully researched and lovingly constructed book will introduce readers to a fascinating personality among pianists of the Golden Age. -Marc-Andre Hamelin

All pianophiles are in debt to Mitchell and Evans for this glimpse into Rosenthal's vanished world... The Gramophone Rosenthal's reminiscences are essential reading for all who wonder where the magic has gone from the modern piano. Normal Lebrecht This wonderfully researched and lovingly constructed book will introduce readers to a fascinating personality among pianists of the Golden Age. Marc-Andre Hamelin

Author Information

Mark Mitchell is author of Virtuosi: A Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great Pianists (IUP, 2001) and Vladimir de Pachmann: A Piano Virtuoso's Life and Art (IUP, 2002). He lives in Gainesville, Florida. Allan Evans is the founder of Arbiter Cultural Traditions and teaches at the Mannes College of Music, New York. He lives in Flushing, New York.

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