Interpreting Mozart: The Performance of His Piano Works [Paperback]

Paul Badura-Skoda is considered to be one of the great pianists of his generation, as well as an important scholar who has created definitive editions of many of the works of the Viennese masters, most notably Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart. With his wife, the noted musicologist Eva Badyra-Skoda, he wrote the highly influential Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard, first published in German in 1957, then in English and Japanese in 1962 and 1963, respectively. Long out of print, this important work has never been updated to reflect the last half-century of scholarship on Mozart's music. Now, the husband and wife team have tackled this project, producing an entirely new text that will serve students and scholars of keyboard literature and of the great composer.

Introduction  1. Mozart's World of Sound  2. Dynamics  3. Problems of Tempo and Rhythm  4. Articulation  5. Ornaments  6. Improvised Embellishments  7. Cadenzas and Lead-Ins  8.  Expression und Gusto   9. In Search of the Best Text  10. Playing with Orchestra  11. Some Technical Questions  12. Remarks on the Interpretation of Selected Piano Works  Appendix 1: Reports about the proper Tempo of Pamina's Aria Ach, ich f?hl's&   Appendix 2: An Example of Basso Continuo playing in the Concerto K 414

Paul Badura-Skoda is considered to be one of the great pianists of his generation, as well as an important scholar who has created definitive editions of many of the works of the Viennese masters, most notably Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With his wife, the noted musicologist Eva Badura-Skoda, he wrote the highly influential Interpreting Mozart on the Keyboard, first published in German in 1957, then in English and Japanese in 1962 als#