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Beethoven's Symphonies: Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas
Martin Geck
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Description for Beethoven's Symphonies: Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas
Hardcover. Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
In the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western music. Yet despite the fact that this time period, located in the wake of the Enlightenment and at the peak of romanticism, was one of rich intellectual exploration and social change, the influence of such threads of thought on Beethoven's work has until now remained hidden beneath the surface of the notes. Beethoven's Symphonies presents a fresh look at the great composer's approach and the ideas that moved him, offering a lively account of the major themes unifying ... Read more
In the years spanning from 1800 to 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven completed nine symphonies, now considered among the greatest masterpieces of Western music. Yet despite the fact that this time period, located in the wake of the Enlightenment and at the peak of romanticism, was one of rich intellectual exploration and social change, the influence of such threads of thought on Beethoven's work has until now remained hidden beneath the surface of the notes. Beethoven's Symphonies presents a fresh look at the great composer's approach and the ideas that moved him, offering a lively account of the major themes unifying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226453880
SKU
V9780226453880
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About Martin Geck
Martin Geck is professor emeritus of musicology at the Technical University of Dortmund in Germany. His books include Richard Wagner: A Life in Music and Robert Schumann: The Life and Work of a Romantic Composer, both also published by the University of Chicago Press. Stewart Spencer is an independent scholar and the translator of more than three dozen books.
Reviews for Beethoven's Symphonies: Nine Approaches to Art and Ideas
This aphoristic, scholarly essay . . . offers
precisely because every answer leads to new questions
rich inspiration for hearing Beethoven anew.
SWR2 Cluster, on the German edition Extremely readable and thought-provoking.
Neue Musikzeitung, on the German edition
precisely because every answer leads to new questions
rich inspiration for hearing Beethoven anew.
SWR2 Cluster, on the German edition Extremely readable and thought-provoking.
Neue Musikzeitung, on the German edition