| The New Beethoven: Evolution, Analysis, Interpretation Contributor(s): Yudkin, Jeremy (Editor), Gosman, Alan (Contribution by), Barry, Barbara (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1580469930 ISBN-13: 9781580469937 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Instruction & Study - Composition - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (2.05 lbs) 572 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beethoven's music stands as a universal symbol of personal and artistic achievement. As we reach and then surpass the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, Jeremy Yudkin has commissioned a collection of new essays from some of the most insightful writers on Beethoven's accomplishments and brought them together in this remarkable volume. Filled with careful explanations, this book gives us completely new insights into music known and loved by people around the world. Ordinary music lovers as well as scholars will find countless new discoveries about Beethoven and his music. Listeners will hear his compositions afresh, and scholars will find new results of research and analysis and new avenues for discovery. Topics include Beethoven's cultural milieu, his personal life, his friends, his publishers, his instruments, his working methods, his own handwritten scores, and, of course, his music. Many works are carefully discussed and explained in ways that reveal fascinating and previously unknown aspects of compositions that we thought we knew well. A landmark publication for all who admire some of the greatest music of our civilization. |