Dvorák: Cello Concerto

ISBN-13: 9780521660501 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 132 str.

Jan Smaczny (Queen's University Belfast)

Opis

Although Dvorak's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concertgoers and students of this well-loved work. It considers aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love.

Recenzje

"...an engaging study of Dvorák's compositional process, his life in the United States, his views on American and Czech music, and his mysterious relationship with the cello..." Notes

Spis treści

Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Dvorák and the cello; 2. Preludes to the Concerto; 3. The Concerto and Dvorák's 'American manner'; 4. 'Decisions and revisions': sketch and compositional process; 5. The score I: forms and melodies; 6. The score II: interpretations; 7. Performers and performances; Notes; Select bibliography; Select discography; Index.