Inhalt:Fantasie op.79, Morceau de lecture (Sarabande), Interlude (from Pelleas and Melisande op.80), Pavane op.50, Sicilienne op. 78, Air de danse (from Caligula op.52), Morceau de lecture (Bacarole), Berceuse op. 16, Berceuse (from Dolly op.56) Vocalise-Etude

An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. Howat explores the musical language and ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers historically and stylistically to such predecessors as Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, the French harpsichord school, and Russian and Spanish music. Challenging long-held assumptions about performance practice, Howat elucidates the rhythmic...