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The History of (Classical) Piano Music. 1580–1940 (Documentary)
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00:00 Intro THE RISE OF THE HARPSICHORD IN THE 17TH CENTURY 02:10 Mannerism (Gesualdo, Byrd / virginalists) THE BEGINNINGS OF THE FORTEPIANO 07:26 Invention of the pianoforte BAROQUE: THE HEYDAY OF THE HARPSICHORD 08:34 Froberger and Scarlatti 10:50 Johann Sebastian Bach 13:49 French Masters of Baroque Music (Rameau, Couperin) TRANSITION TO THE CLASSICAL PERIOD: FROM THE HARPSICHORD TO THE FORTEPIANO 17:02 Transitions (C. Ph. E. Bach, Haydn, Mozart) 18:55 Highlights (Mozart) 22:14 From the Viennese action to the English action EARLY ROMANTIC PERIOD 24:52 Piano music becomes expressive music (Beethoven, Schubert, Weber) THE HEYDAY OF ROMANTIC PIANO MUSIC 32:38 German Romanticism (Schumann, Mendelssohn) 36:01 The Paris Salon (Liszt, Chopin) HIGH ROMANTICISM: THE PIANO LOSES ITS CROWN 44:59 Competition from opera, operetta, symphony, ballet, and the organ 45:20 Western European Mast
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