Books by Nicholas Marston

In 1912 Heinrich Schenker contracted with the publisher Universal Edition to provide an 'elucidatory edition' (Erlauterungsausgabe) of Beethoven's last five piano sonatas. But that of the 'Hammerklavier' Sonata, op. 106, was never published. As Nicholas Marston shows in a detailed history of the Erlauterungsausgabe.

In a rounded picture of Schumann's Fantasie, Op. 17, Nicholas Marston traces the fascinating history of its composition through the composer's personal letters, critical writings and surviving sketches of the work. Every aspect of the work is covered, providing the performer, listener or the student with an understanding of both the piece and the composer himself.