This Sunday afternoon I'll attend a lecture and concert by the eminent pianist, musicologist and author Charles Rosen at the the 92nd Street YMHA in New York City. Prof. Rosen will lecture at the piano on Beethoven's late sonatas, giving examples, and later will play several of the late sonatas. Needless to say I am greatly looking forward to this event and will post a report on it here next week.
At Peter's suggestion, last year I read Prof. Rosen's 'The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven' to try to gain an understanding of the musical differences between the Classical and Romantic Styles, and later I read his 'The Romantic Generation.' Unfortunately because my reading of music is rudimentary, I was unable to follow his examples, though I did gain an understanding of several specific differences between the two styles. Now hearing him talk at the piano I hope to gain more insight into his examples and thoughts concerning the late sonatas. And of course to hear him play the sonatas also will without doubt make for a splendid afternoon all-in-all.
(The 92nd St. Y is a well-known concert and discussion event venue in New York.)
At Peter's suggestion, last year I read Prof. Rosen's 'The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven' to try to gain an understanding of the musical differences between the Classical and Romantic Styles, and later I read his 'The Romantic Generation.' Unfortunately because my reading of music is rudimentary, I was unable to follow his examples, though I did gain an understanding of several specific differences between the two styles. Now hearing him talk at the piano I hope to gain more insight into his examples and thoughts concerning the late sonatas. And of course to hear him play the sonatas also will without doubt make for a splendid afternoon all-in-all.
(The 92nd St. Y is a well-known concert and discussion event venue in New York.)
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