Interpreting Chopin: Analysis and Performance (Hardcover)

Contents: Foreword, Robert S. Hatten; Preface; Introduction. Part I Revealing the Hidden Dimensions: Introduction; Rhythm; Foreground emphasis; Strict use; Strategy/premise; Dialogue with performance; Conclusion. Part II Preludes Op. 28: Introduction; A comparative review of analytical approaches: Prelude No. 5; Phrase structure and metric ambiguity: Prelude No. 12; Tonal and rhythmic hidden repetition in Prelude No. 14; Contour and flux: Prelude No. 16; Figuration in Prelude No. 21; Ambiguity of tonal meaning: Prelude No. 22; Conclusion. Part III Nocturnes: Introduction; Shared compositional strategies in Chopin’s Nocturnes Op. 48; Intra-opus connections in Chopin’s Nocturnes Op. 27; Conclusion. Part IV The Barcarolle: Structural coupling in the coda of Chopin’s Barcarolle. Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.