Karl Geiringer

Brahms

His Life and Work
Fotograf: Geiringer, Irene

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Produktbeschreibung

Karl Geiringer's biography of Brahms if generally regarded as the finest study of the composer ever published in any language. It is based upon the great body of material in the archives of the Viennese Society of Friends, for which Dr. Geiringer was curator from 1930-1938, and which contains more than a thousand letters written by and to Brahms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Book Group USA
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1984
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 137mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780306802232
• ISBN-10: 0306802236
• Artikelnr.: 22117329

Autorenporträt

Karl Geiringer was born in Vienna in 1899 and studied at the University of Berlin and the University of Vienna where he received his Ph.D. An American citizen since 1945, he has taught at Hamilton College, Boston University, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books including The Bach Family and Music of the Bach Family.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: His Life 1. Father and Mother 2. Childhood and Youth 3. Seven Eventful Months 4. 'Sturm und Drang' 5. Detmold and Hamburg 6. At Home and Abroad 7. First Appointment in Vienna 8. 'A German Requiem' 9. Artistic Director of the 'Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde' 10. On the Summit 11. Old Friends and New 12. A Fruitful Autumn 13. Nearing the End Part 2: His Work 14. Brahm's Life Work 15. Compositions for the Pianoforte 16. Compositions for the Organ 17. Chamber Music 18. Compositions for Orchestra 19. Songs for One, Two and Four Voices with Pianoforte Accompaniment 20. Smaller Choral Works 21. Large Choral Works Part 3: The Man and the Artist. Appendix I: Brahms Writes Letters Appendix II: Brahms as a Reader and Collector

Rezensionen

Original Review of Brahms: HIs Life and Work

'As subtle and life-like a portrait of the most reserved of composers as we are ever likely to get.' Desmond Shawe-Taylor

'It is altogether a rare book, equally a product of fine scholarship, a splendid literary gift, and intimate feeling for his subject.' Irving Kolodin

'The main librarians who sought long and hard for copies of the book during its out-of-print years will be happy to have it back. Highly recommended'. Library Journal