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Brahms / Malcolm MacDonald.

Author/creator MacDonald, Malcolm, 1948-2014
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst paperback edition.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Descriptionxiv, 490 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series The master musicians
Master musicians series. ^A260201
Contents Young Kreisler (1833-54) -- The Romantic foreground -- Storm and stress (1854-60) -- Fully armed like Minerva: the music to 1860 -- Not quite a Viennese (1860-72) -- The sense of the past -- The music of the middle years, 1860-75 -- 'Frei aber froh' -- The music of the middle years, 1876-82 -- The final phase -- The later music, 1883-96 -- Music and Menschenbild -- A music of the future -- Appendices. Calendar -- Who wrote the A major trio?.
Abstract Johannes Brahms has often been regarded as a conservative composer, his music dismissed as old-fashioned compared with the work of such contemporaries as Liszt and Wagner. In a major reevaluation of his life and artistry, the author incorporates twenty-five years of new research to demonstrate convincingly that Brahms combined his understanding of Classical principles with a profound appreciation of Romantic emotions and ideals. Through his study of early music and folk song, Brahms forged links with his predecessors while applying their craft in the service of a new expressiveness.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 468-474) and index.
LCCN 2002280636
ISBN019816484X
ISBN9780198164845
ISBN019518484X
ISBN9780195184846

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.B8 M113 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold