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Product Identifiers
PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253012015
ISBN-139780253012012
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038263616
Product Key Features
Publication NameHistory of the Pianoforte : a Documentary in Sound
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory & Criticism, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic
AuthorEva Badura-ŠKODA
SeriesPublications of the Early Music Institute Ser.
FormatDVD
Dimensions
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsThose who have attempted the dauntingly abstract task of reconstructing the piano's early history can be grateful for this enlightening contribution by musicologist Eva Badura-Skoda, enhanced by the performances and commentary of her husband, Paul. The Badura-Skodas have impressive credentials to undertake this project, and their extensive knowledge of the subject is matched by an obvious, impassioned enthusiasm., "Those who have attempted the dauntingly abstract task of reconstructing the piano's early history can be grateful for this enlightening contribution by musicologist Eva Badura-Skoda, enhanced by the performances and commentary of her husband, Paul. The Badura-Skodas have impressive credentials to undertake this project, and their extensive knowledge of the subject is matched by an obvious, impassioned enthusiasm." -College Music Symposium, Sometimes a document appears which crystallizes the knowledge of a subject in an unprecedented way. This video-documentary does just that. It is a splendid achievement and an invaluable resource.
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Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisSimultaneously entertaining, amusing, informative, and artistically gratifying, The History of the Pianoforte is a landmark., Now available on DVD, this video gives early music lovers a chance to see and hear remarkable pianoforte performances on instruments ranging from the world's oldest surviving piano to a new Bösendorfer computer grand. The program describes amazing discoveries, for example, that Bach used the pianoforte in public performance much earlier than previously thought. Pianists Paul Badura-Skoda, Malcolm Bilson, Jörg Demus, Gerlinde Otto, Hans Kann, Rudolf Scholz, and others play more than 30 instruments, featuring musical works on pianos concurrent with the period. Simultaneously entertaining, amusing, informative, and artistically gratifying, The History of the Pianoforte is a landmark., Now available on DVD, this video gives early music lovers a chance to see and hear remarkable pianoforte performances on instruments ranging from the world's oldest surviving piano to a new B sendorfer computer grand. The program describes amazing discoveries, for example, that Bach used the pianoforte in public performance much earlier than previously thought. Pianists Paul Badura-Skoda, Malcolm Bilson, J rg Demus, Gerlinde Otto, Hans Kann, Rudolf Scholz, and others play more than 30 instruments, featuring musical works on pianos concurrent with the period. Simultaneously entertaining, amusing, informative, and artistically gratifying, The History of the Pianoforte is a landmark.
