--- product_id: 15254603 title: "The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)" price: "B/.125" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/15254603-the-romantic-generation-the-charles-eliot-norton-lectures store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) **Price:** B/.125 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) - **How much does it cost?** B/.125 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/15254603-the-romantic-generation-the-charles-eliot-norton-lectures) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “A magnum opus.”―George Steiner, New Yorker “Grippingly, even excitingly, readable.”―Edward Said, London Review of Books What Charles Rosen’s National Book Award–winning The Classical Style did for the music of the Classical period, this volume brilliantly does for the Romantic Era. An exhilarating exploration of the musical language, forms, and styles of the Romantic period, it captures the spirit that enlivened a generation of composers and musicians, and in doing so it conveys the very sense of Romantic music. In readings uniquely informed by his performing experience, Rosen offers consistently acute and thoroughly engaging analyses of works by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Bellini, Liszt, and Berlioz, and he presents a new view of Chopin as a master of polyphony and large-scale form. He adeptly integrates his observations on the music with reflections on the art, literature, drama, and philosophy of the time, and thus shows us the major figures of Romantic music within their intellectual and cultural context. Rosen covers a remarkably broad range of music history and considers the importance to nineteenth-century music of other cultural developments: the art of landscape, a changed approach to the sacred, the literary fragment as a Romantic art form. He sheds new light on the musical sensibilities of each composer, studies the important genres from nocturnes and songs to symphonies and operas, explains musical principles such as the relation between a musical idea and its realization in sound and the interplay between music and text, and traces the origins of musical ideas prevalent in the Romantic period. Rich with striking descriptions and telling analogies, Rosen's overview of Romantic music is an accomplishment without parallel in the literature, a consummate performance by a master pianist and music historian. Review: Five Stars - VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK ON THE ROMANTIC PIANO LITERATURE Review: it is an excelent - it is an excelent book ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #248,195 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #252 in Music Theory (Books) #264 in Music History & Criticism (Books) #799 in Love & Romance (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 52 Reviews | ## Images ![The Romantic Generation (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61QJ6vJK2zL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by M***V on April 24, 2015* VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK ON THE ROMANTIC PIANO LITERATURE ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it is an excelent *by A***R on November 14, 2015* it is an excelent book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Some essential Chopin criticism in here *by G***N on June 13, 2000* Rosen's "The Romantic Generation" is really written for people with a thorough grounding in music theory, but even with a limited understanding of harmony, counterpoint, and structure, I was able to derive much enjoyment from these essays. Rosen's first love is obviously Chopin, and his three chapters on the Polish master are essential reading, I think, for anyone trying to master the subject. Rosen effectively explodes any lingering remnants of the charge that Chopin was incapable of handling large forms, or was an "untrained genius." He makes a convincing case for Chopin as the most assiduously trained and capable musician of his generation -- and it was not a generation of lightweights. The structural analyses of the Ballades (particularly the 4th) are excellent, but where Rosen really shines is in his examination of the Etudes and Mazurkas. In the former, he elucidates the Etudes' pivotal place in the history of concert music, and the interplay of theoretical composition and physical execution that they embody. In the latter, Rosen explores the Mazurkas as the receptacles of Chopin's most subtle, and personal, artistic accomplishments. Other chapters are not always as convincing, but Rosen's examinations of Liszt, Mendellsohn, Berlioz, and Schumann all have their merits. After Chopin, Schumann is probably closest to Rosen's heart, and is given the most compelling treatment. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/15254603-the-romantic-generation-the-charles-eliot-norton-lectures](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/15254603-the-romantic-generation-the-charles-eliot-norton-lectures) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-07-09*