Christopher Fifield

The German Symphony between Beethoven and Brahms (eBook, PDF)

The Fall and Rise of a Genre

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Produktbeschreibung

It was Carl Dahlhaus who coined the phrase 'dead time' to describe the state of the symphony between Schumann and Brahms. Christopher Fifield argues that many of the symphonies dismissed by Dahlhaus made worthy contributions to the genre. He looks at the non-programmatic works of the five decades between the mid-1820s and mid-1870s. Composers who lead to Brahms are frequently dismissed as epigones of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schumann but by investigating their symphonies, Fifield reveals their respective brands of originality and in so doing, shines a light into a half-century of neglected nineteenth-century German symphonic music.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317030409
• Artikelnr.: 44863743

Autorenporträt

Christopher Fifield is a conductor and music historian with particular interest in British and German nineteenth century orchestral music and opera. His pioneering books include biographies of Max Bruch and Hans Richter, Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier and a history of Ibbs & Tillett.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
The German symphony in the 1830s
The German symphony in the 1840s
Leipzig, its Gewandhaus and conservatoire
The German symphony in the 1850s
The German symphony in the 1860s
The German symphony 1870-1876
Select bibliography
Select discography
Index.