In meinem neuen Buch geht es um die Geschichte des Klaviers. Von der Entstehung des Musikinstruments, über klassische Musiker und ihre Stile, bis zu Jazz-Pianisten. Ich habe erst 1 1/2 Kapitel gelesen, bin aber bereits total begeistert. Im ersten Kapitel ging es um klassische und Jazz-Pianisten und ich habe erst da erfahren, das Oscar Peterson einen extra für ihn gefertigten Bösendorfer-Flügel hatte. Heute beherrscht ja leider Steinway die Welt, aber früher hatte Bösendorfer einen sehr guten Ruf.
Das zweite Kapitel beginnt so etwa in Jahre 1700 und erzählt über die ersten Pianos und ähnliche Tasteninstrumenten. Über deren Funktionsweise, Entwicklung - und die Medici spielen auch eine Rolle. Ich freue mich schon, wenn ich Morgen in der U-Bahn weiterlesen kann.
Mein neues Buch:
Stuart ISACOFF
A Natural History of the Piano
The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians
from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between
A Natural History of the Piano
The Instrument, the Music, the Musicians
from Mozart to Modern Jazz and Everything in Between
Description: A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from Mozart and Beethoven to Oscar Peterson and Jerry Lee Lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of Temperament, Stuart Isacoff.
This history takes us back to the piano's humble genesis as a simple keyboard, and shows how everyone from Ferdinando de’ Medici to Herbie Hancock affected its evolution of sound and influence in popular music. Presenting the instrument that has been at the core of musical development over the centuries in all its beauty and complexity, this explores the piano’s capabilities and the range of emotional expression it conveys in different artists’ hands. A Natural History of the Piano is fast-paced and intriguing, with beautiful illustrations and photos, a must-read for music lovers and pianists of every level.
This history takes us back to the piano's humble genesis as a simple keyboard, and shows how everyone from Ferdinando de’ Medici to Herbie Hancock affected its evolution of sound and influence in popular music. Presenting the instrument that has been at the core of musical development over the centuries in all its beauty and complexity, this explores the piano’s capabilities and the range of emotional expression it conveys in different artists’ hands. A Natural History of the Piano is fast-paced and intriguing, with beautiful illustrations and photos, a must-read for music lovers and pianists of every level.
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