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Johannes Brahms and Klaus Groth: The Biography of a Friendship
Peter Russell
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Hardback. Musicologists and theorists have been intensely preoccupied with Brahms's compositions. The relationship between the composer Johannes Brahms and the poet Klaus Groth was a very special one. This is a selection from the 89 letters that have been preserved, placing them in the context of the personalities, lives and works of both men. Num Pages: 208 pages, Includes 32 b&w illustrations and 16 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Over the past twenty years musicologists and theorists have been intensely preoccupied with Brahms's compositions. The same, however, could not be said for biographical issues. The relationship between the composer Johannes Brahms and the poet Klaus Groth, both important creative forces with strong roots in the Dithmarschen region of northern Germany, was a very special one that deserves greater recognition. In his lifetime Klaus Groth was a celebrated German poet because of his works in Plattdeutsch, a dialect with which Brahms was familiar. Unlike any of Brahms's other friends, Groth and his family had ties to the family of ... Read more
Over the past twenty years musicologists and theorists have been intensely preoccupied with Brahms's compositions. The same, however, could not be said for biographical issues. The relationship between the composer Johannes Brahms and the poet Klaus Groth, both important creative forces with strong roots in the Dithmarschen region of northern Germany, was a very special one that deserves greater recognition. In his lifetime Klaus Groth was a celebrated German poet because of his works in Plattdeutsch, a dialect with which Brahms was familiar. Unlike any of Brahms's other friends, Groth and his family had ties to the family of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Signed by the author
;Yes
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754655442
SKU
V9780754655442
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About Peter Russell
Peter Russell recently retired from the School of Asian and European Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Reviews for Johannes Brahms and Klaus Groth: The Biography of a Friendship
’...Russell's valuable commentary includes analyses of Brahms's music and critical assessment of Groth's poems. Generously illustrated. Highly recommended.’ Choice