• 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-84379-296-3
• Barcode: 9781843792963
• Approximate length: 5,000 words
• Formats: iPad/iPhone (enhanced)

An influence on Chopin, Liszt and many lesser composers, John Field is better remembered as ‘the inventor of the nocturne’ than for the actual music that did the trick. He was good at being forgotten, and even better at forgetting. Perhaps the greatest pianist of his generation, he was eventually eclipsed, as composer and performer alike, by those of greater daring, and greater genius. Today, belatedly, we are rediscovering the music behind the man. But the man behind the music is more intriguing still. Audio samples are contained in the text: just tap to listen while you read.

About the Author

Jeremy Siepmann is an internationally acclaimed writer, musician, teacher and broadcaster. He has contributed articles, reviews and interviews to numerous journals and reference works (including The New Statesman, Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine). His previous books include a widely acclaimed biography of Chopin, two volumes on the history and literature of the piano, and biographies of Brahms, Mozart and Beethoven.