(Amadeus). Mahler's 10 symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde are intensely personal statements that have touched wide audiences. This survey examines each of the works, revealing their programmatic and personal aspects, as well as Mahler's musical techniques.
(Amadeus). Mahler's 10 symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde are intensely personal statements that have touched wide audiences. This survey examines e...
Insbesondere das symphonische Werk Gustav Mahlers gehört bis heute zum festen Repertoire der großen Konzerthäuser. Mit Constantin Floros bietet ein international renommierter Mahler-Experte einen biographischen Überblick über Mahlers eindrucksvolle Karriere - die ihn bis an die Metropolitan Opera führen sollte -, über Mahlers musikalisches Schaffen, aber auch über sein Privatleben und insbesondere über seine Ehe mit Alma Mahler.
Insbesondere das symphonische Werk Gustav Mahlers gehört bis heute zum festen Repertoire der großen Konzerthäuser. Mit Constantin Floros bietet ein...
While unappreciated and controversial during most of his life, Anton Bruckner is today regarded as the greatest symphonist between Beethoven and Gustav Mahler in terms of originality, boldness and monumentality of his music. The image of Bruckner the man, however, is still extreme instance of the tenacious power of prejudice. No less a figure than Gustav Mahler coined the apercu about Bruckner being -a simpleton half genius, half imbecile-. The author is out to correct that misperception. His thesis in this study is that contrary to what has hitherto been asserted, there is an intimate...
While unappreciated and controversial during most of his life, Anton Bruckner is today regarded as the greatest symphonist between Beethoven and Gusta...
Seit dem Welterfolg der Oper "Wozzeck" von Alban Berg ist Georg Buchner Teil der Musikgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts geworden. Zwischen 1925 und heute wurden 15 Buchner-Opern aufgefuhrt, darunter einige von bleibendem Wert. Der Band gibt einen Uberblick uber die Werke, problematisiert ihren Status als -Literaturopern- und bringt Einzelanalysen der Stucke von Paul Dessau, Peter Maxwell Davies, Friedrich Schenker, Gottfried von Einem, Alban Berg, Manfred Gurlitt und Wolfgang Rihm. In zwei Beitragen wird die Geschichte der Buchner-Rezeption in der Literaturwissenschaft dargelegt. Die von der...
Seit dem Welterfolg der Oper "Wozzeck" von Alban Berg ist Georg Buchner Teil der Musikgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts geworden. Zwischen 1925 und heut...
Music is often defined as art for the ear, as the language of feeling, of the heart, as sound play, or as the science of composition. But music also conveys intellectual and emotional experiences, literary, religious, philosophical, social and political ideas. Countless composers encrypt contents in their music that can be deciphered by a variety of methods. This book is designed as an introduction to the basic questions of musical semantics and discusses Beethoven's committed art, the core ideas of the Ring of the Nibelung and of the Symphony of a Thousand, Wagner's idea of a religion of...
Music is often defined as art for the ear, as the language of feeling, of the heart, as sound play, or as the science of composition. But music also c...
To grasp music in its depth dimension is an art that can be learned and perfected. Categories of formal analysis here play a subordinate role - at least as important it is to be consciously aware of timbres, dynamic processes, musical characters and expressions. Following general reflections about the art of listening, the volume in hand presents exemplary work analyses. The roster of composers introduced extends from Mozart to Bernstein, that of the genres discussed from the piano piece to the opera. A detailed register and a survey of the chief works referred to make this book an...
To grasp music in its depth dimension is an art that can be learned and perfected. Categories of formal analysis here play a subordinate role - at ...