Eloquent, intimate exploration of the piano and its history by the world-renowned concert pianist, Charles Rosen. Here, he examines the fine line between a beautiful sound and a frightening din and the masters who demonstrated the...

A study of how composers from Bach to Berg have used sound to represent and communicate emotion in mystifyingly beautiful ways. von Rosen, Charles

Charles Rosen says of sonata form: "[It] is not a definite form like a minuet, a da capo aria, or a French overture; it is, like the fugue, a way of writing, a feeling for proportion, direction, and texture rather than a pattern." von...

The Romantic Generation (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)

"Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: A Short Companion" von Charles Rosen bietet eine umfassende Analyse und Interpretation der 32 Klaviersonaten von Ludwig van Beethoven. Rosen, selbst ein renommierter Pianist und Musikwissenschaftler,...