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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2019
Print publication year:
2019
Online ISBN:
9781316681374
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316681374
Subjects:
Music, Music: General Interest, Music Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Music
Series:
Composers in Context
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Book description

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.

Reviews

'… contains much valuable information.'Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine

'… full of intriguing perspectives on what was thought to be well known.'Laura Tunbridge, The Times Literary Supplement

'Readers are likely to want to dip into this book, and anyone doing so will come across some fascinating material … Brahms in Context is dedicated to the memory of Robert Pascall, whose own work (as writer, analyst and editor) was such an inspiring contribution to Brahms scholarship. Several of his enthusiasts are reflected here and he would, I think, have loved this book.'Nigel Simeone, Gramophone

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