内容简介
Afascinatingcelebrationofthepiano,includingtalesofitsmastersfromMozartandBeethoventoOscarPetersonandJerryLeeLewis,toldwiththeexpertiseofcomposerandauthorofTemperament,StuartIsacoff.Thishistorytakesusbacktothepiano'shumblegenesisasasimplekeyboard,andshowshoweveryonefromFerdinandode’MedicitoHerbieHancockaffecteditsevolutionofsoundandinfluenceinpopularmusic.Presentingtheinstrumentthathasbeenatthecoreofmusicaldevelopmentoverthecenturiesinallitsbeautyandcomplexity,thisexploresthepiano’scapabilitiesandtherangeofemotionalexpressionitconveysindifferentartists’hands.ANaturalHistoryofthePianoisfast-pacedandintriguing,withbeautifulillustrationsandphotos,amust-readformusicloversandpianistsofeverylevel.,
作者简介
StuartIsacoffisapianist,composer,andcritic;hewasthefoundingeditorofPianoTodaymagazine.AwinneroftheASCAPDeemsTaylorAwardforexcellenceinwritingaboutmusic,heisaregularcontributortoTheWallStreetJournalandotherpublications.Isacoffgiveslecturesandperformancesatnumerousvenues,whichhaveincludedtheChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenterandtheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.HecurrentlyteachesattheSUNYatPurchase.,,