Brahms in Context' offers a fresh perspective on the much-admired nineteenth-century German composer. Including thirty-nine chapters on historical, social and cultural contexts, the book brings together internationally renowned experts in music, law, science, art history and other areas, including many figures whose work is appearing in English for the first time. The essays are accessibly written, with short reading lists aimed at music students and educators. The book opens with personal topics including Brahms's Hamburg childhood, his move to Vienna, and his rich social life. It considers professional matters from finance to publishing and copyright; the musicians who shaped and transmitted his works; and the larger musical styles which influenced him. Casting the net wider, other essays embrace politics, religion, literature, philosophy, art, and science. The book closes with chapters on reception, including recordings, historical performance, his compositional legacy, and a reflection on the power of composer myths.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-394) and index.
Contents
Childhood in Hamburg / Renate and Kurt Hofmann
The Schumanns / Thomas Synofzik
Vienna / Camille Crittenden
Leipzig and Berlin / Karen Leistra-Jones
Personal habits / William Horne
Correspondence / Wolfgang Sandberger
Holidays / Inga Mai Groote
Finances / Jakob Hauschildt
As pianist / Katrin Eich
As conductor / Walter Frisch
As arranger / Valerie Woodring Goertzen
As editor / Peter Schmitz
As teacher / Johannes Behr
Private music-making / Katy Hamilton
Concert life / Laurenz Lütteken
Genre / Matthew Gelbart
Folk music / George S. Bozarth
Early music / Virginia Hancock
Singers / Natasha Loges
Conductors / Leon Botstein
Pianists / Michael Musgrave
Other instrumentalists / Heather Platt
Instruments / Anneke Scott
Publishers / Peter Schmitz
Copyright / Friedemann Kawohl
Politics and religion / David Brodbeck
Literature / Natasha Loges
Philosophy / Nicole Grimes
Visual arts / William Vaughan and Natasha Loges
Science and technology / Myles W. Jackson and Katy Hamilton
Germany / Johannes Behr
England / Katy Hamilton
Analysis / Heather Platt
The era of national socialism / Ulrike Petersen
Editing Brahms / Michael Struck
Recordings / Ivan Hewett
Historical performance / Michael Musgrave
Inspiration / Markus Böggemann
Mythmaking / Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton.
ISBN
9781107163416
1107163412
LCCN
2018048305
OCLC
1055439559
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