Understanding Mozart's Piano Sonatas
, by Irving,John- ISBN: 9780754667698 | 0754667693
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/28/2010
Mozart's piano sonatas are among the most familiar of his works and stand alongside those of Haydn and Beethoven as staples of the pianist's repertoire. In this study, John Irving looks at a wide selection of contextual situations for Mozart's sonatas, focusing on the variety of ways in which they assume identities and achieve meanings.