Haydn: The 'Paris' Symphonies

ISBN-13: 9780521477437 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 136 str.

Bernard Harrison; Julian Rushton

Opis

Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 82-7 are seminal works in Haydn's output and mark a new level of compositional attainment, launching the important cycle of mature Haydn symphonies written for an international audience. This book considers both stylistic aspects of the symphonies and their broader cultural context, in particular the important phenomenon of Haydn's international success in the 1780s, the reception of Haydn's symphonies by Parisian audiences, and the aesthetic basis for their extraordinary appeal at the end of the eighteenth century.

Recenzje

'This is an excellent introduction to a wonderful set of symphonies, and a popular vindication of the new direction of Haydn scholarship.' The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Haydn's music at the Concert spirituel; 3. Popular taste; 4. Learned taste; 5. Splendour and beauty: Symphonies Nos. 82 and 86; 6. Convention and originality: Symphony No. 85; 7. Irony and humour: Symphony No. 83; 8. The refinement of popular taste: Symphonies Nos. 84 and 87.