Words about Mozart : essays in honour of Stanley Sadie / edited by Dorothea Link with Judith Nagley.

Other author Sadie, Stanley honouree.
Other author Link, Dorothea editor.
Other author Nagley, Judith, 1951- editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoWoodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2005.
Descriptionxvi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791--Criticism and interpretation.

Contents Trends in Mozart research since the bicentenary / eter Branscombe -- A reconciliation motif in Idomeneo / Julian Rushton -- Observations on the first phase of Mozart's-Haydn's quartets / Elaine Sisman -- Mozart's late piano sonatas (K. 457, 533, 545, 570, 576): aesthetic and stylistic parallels with his piano concertos / Simon P. Keefe -- The figures of hell in the Don Giovanni libretto / Felicity Baker -- The primacy of performance: text, act and continuo in Mozart's keyboard concertos / Cliff Eisen -- Freedom and restraint in recordings of Mozart / Robert Philip -- Bearding Ritter von Köchel in his lair / Neal Zaslaw -- Mozart's appointment to the Viennese court / Dorothea Link -- Anton Dreyssig (c1753/4-1820): Mozart's and Beethoven's Zauberflötist / Theodore Albrecht -- Varieties of childhood: John Ella and the construction of a Victorian Mozart / Christina Bashford -- Two tributes / Andrew Porter, Leanne Langley -- Stanley Sadie's writings, editions, and broadcasts.
Abstract This book is published as a tribute to the late Stanley Sadie, musicologist, critic and editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Of the eleven essays presented here, three focus on compositional matters: Julian Rushton examines the dramatic meaning of a recurring motif in Idomeneo; Elaine Sisman sifts through the facts surrounding the genesis of Mozart's 'Haydn' quartets; and Simon Keefe matches up pairs of piano sonatas and concertos on the basis of their common compositional features. Cliff Eisen considers some problems of performing practice posed by the solo keyboard parts in Mozart's concertos, and Robert Philip surveys tempo fluctuations in a selection of historical recordings. Felicity Baker's detailed analysis of aspects of the Don Giovanni libretto is a welcome contribution from the field of literary criticism. Three studies offer new archival research: Neal Zaslaw uncovers the background to one of Mozart's nonsense compositions; Dorothea Link examines the Viennese Hofkapelle and creates a new context for understanding Mozart's court appointment; and Theodore Albrecht proposes a candidate for Mozart's Zauberflötist. Christina Bashford considers an aspect of Mozart reception in 19th-century England connected with John Ella, and Peter Branscombe presents a comprehensive overview of research published since the bicentenary in 1991. The volume includes a full bibliography of Stanley Sadie's publications and broadcasts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2004022714
ISBN0851157947 (hardback : alk. paper)

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