| Series |
Cambridge music handbooks
Cambridge music handbooks. ^A275900
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| Contents |
Tradition and renewal -- The first movement: dark, resting forces -- The second movement: alert forces -- Composition, reception, editions, recordings. |
| Abstract |
After the death of Mahler in 1911 the great Austro-German symphonic line was carried on mainly in England, America, Scandinavia and Russia. The Fifth Symphony of Carl Nielsen, Denmark's greatest composer, was composed in 1921-22 and is not only his masterpiece but one of the finest of all twentieth-century symphonies, representing a powerful renewal of the Beethovenian tradition. This detailed and absorbing guide blends detailed analytical commentary with less formal summaries of the music's character. It is the only non-Danish publication on Nielsen to take full account of Danish scholarship and criticism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 87-96), bibliographical references (pages 117-121), and index. |
| LCCN | 96046053 |
| ISBN | 0521440882 (hc) |
| ISBN | 0521446325 (pb) |
