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Xaver Scharwenka: Sounds From My Life: Reminiscences of a Musician
Xaver Scharwenka
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Description for Xaver Scharwenka: Sounds From My Life: Reminiscences of a Musician
hardcover. An autobiography of composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), which originally appeared in German in 1922 (Leipzig). It includes an introduction providing an overview of Scharwenka's life and work, a comprehensive discography, and a CD of representative selections of Scharwenka's musical compositions. Translator(s): Petig, William E. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) was considered one of the finest pianists of his era by professional musicians and audiences alike, akin to famous virtuosos such as Anton Rubinstein, Franz Liszt, and Moritz Rosenthal. He was also well respected as a composer of considerable talent, producing music with rhythmic vitality, strong melodic content, sound construction, and wit. Scharwenka's autobiography, Sounds From My Life: Reminiscences of a Musician, first published in German in 1922, is now available for the first time in English. Music students, teachers, performers, and admirers may now read for themselves about the life, travels, and relationships of this musical ... Read more
Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) was considered one of the finest pianists of his era by professional musicians and audiences alike, akin to famous virtuosos such as Anton Rubinstein, Franz Liszt, and Moritz Rosenthal. He was also well respected as a composer of considerable talent, producing music with rhythmic vitality, strong melodic content, sound construction, and wit. Scharwenka's autobiography, Sounds From My Life: Reminiscences of a Musician, first published in German in 1922, is now available for the first time in English. Music students, teachers, performers, and admirers may now read for themselves about the life, travels, and relationships of this musical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810856691
SKU
V9780810856691
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Ref
99-15
About Xaver Scharwenka
Robert S. Feigelson is professor emeritus of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Stanford University. William E. Petig is on the faculty of German Studies at Stanford University and served as director of the Lower Division German program.
Reviews for Xaver Scharwenka: Sounds From My Life: Reminiscences of a Musician
...offers a useful survey of Scharwenka's career and music....very well produced and printed....hats off to Messrs Petig and Feigelson.
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, December 2007
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, December 2007