The first full-length study devoted to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870),
pianist, conductor and composer. This book, the first full-length
study devoted to Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870), explores how the son
of middle-class Jewish parents in Prague became one of the most
important musicians of his era, achieving recognition and
world-wide admiration as a virtuoso pianist, conductor and
composer, a sought-after piano teacher, and a pioneer in the
historical performance of early music. Placing Moscheles' career
within the context of the social, political and economic milieu in
which he lived, the book offers new insights into the business of
music and music making; the lives and works of his contemporaries,
such as Schumann, Meyerbeer, Chopin, Hummel, Rossini, Liszt,
Berlioz and others; the transformation of piano playing from the
classical to romantic periods; and the challenges faced by Jewish
artists during a dynamic period in European history. A section
devoted to Moscheles' engagement as both a performer and editor
with the music of J. S. Bach and Handel enhances our understanding
of nineteenth-century approaches to early music, and the separate
chapters that detail Moscheles' interactions with Beethoven and his
extraordinarily close relationship with Mendelssohn adds
considerably to the existing literature on these two masters. MARK
KROLL has earned worldwide recognition as a harpsichordist, scholar
and educator during a career spanning more than forty years.
Professor emeritus at Boston University, Kroll has published
scholarly editions of the music of Hummel, Geminiani, Charles
Avison and Francesco Scarlatti, and is the author of Johann Nepomuk
Hummel: A Musician's Lifeand World; Playing the Harpsichord
Expressively; and The Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
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