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Brahms in Context

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Renate Hofmann, Kurt Hofmann, Thomas Synofzik, Camille Crittenden, Karen Leistra-Jones, William Horne, Wolfgang Sandberger, Inga-Mai Groote, Jakob Hauschildt, Katrin Eich, Walter Frisch, Valerie Goertzen, Peter Schmitz, Johannes Behr, Katy Hamilton, Laurenz Lütteken, Matthew Gelbart, George Bozarth, Virginia Hancock, Natasha Loges, Leon Botstein, Michael Musgrave, Heather Platt, Anneke Scott, Friedemann Kawohl, David Brodbeck, Nicole Grimes, William Vaughan, Myles Jackson, Ulrike Petersen, Michael Struck, Ivan Hewett, Markus Böggemann
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  • Date Published: August 2021
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781316615195

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  • Brahms in Context offers a fresh perspective on the much-admired nineteenth-century German composer. Including thirty-nine chapters on historical, social and cultural contexts, the book brings together internationally renowned experts in music, law, science, art history and other areas, including many figures whose work is appearing in English for the first time. The essays are accessibly written, with short reading lists aimed at music students and educators. The book opens with personal topics including Brahms's Hamburg childhood, his move to Vienna, and his rich social life. It considers professional matters from finance to publishing and copyright; the musicians who shaped and transmitted his works; and the larger musical styles which influenced him. Casting the net wider, other essays embrace politics, religion, literature, philosophy, art, and science. The book closes with chapters on reception, including recordings, historical performance, his compositional legacy, and a reflection on the power of composer myths.

    • An innovative study of Brahms which moves beyond traditional accounts of his life and work
    • Features work from international scholars with expertise in music, visual arts, legal history, scientific history and other disciplines
    • Includes illuminating extracts from unpublished letters and rarely seen specialist sources such as publishing ledgers
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    • Date Published: August 2021
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781316615195
    • length: 435 pages
    • dimensions: 228 x 154 x 23 mm
    • weight: 0.62kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. Childhood in Hamburg Renate Hofmann and Kurt Hofmann
    2. The Schumanns Thomas Synofzik
    3. Vienna Camille Crittenden
    4. Leipzig and Berlin Karen Leistra-Jones
    5. Personal habits William Horne
    6. Correspondence Wolfgang Sandberger
    7. Holidays Inga-Mai Groote
    8. Finances Jakob Hauschildt
    9. As pianist Katrin Eich
    10. As conductor Walter Frisch
    11. As arranger Valerie Goertzen
    12. As editor Peter Schmitz
    13. As teacher Johannes Behr
    14. Private music-making Katy Hamilton
    15. Concert life Laurenz LĂĽtteken
    16. Genre Matthew Gelbart
    17. Folk music George Bozarth
    18. Early music Virginia Hancock
    19. Singers Natasha Loges
    20. Conductors Leon Botstein
    21. Pianists Michael Musgrave
    22. Other instrumentalists Heather Platt
    23. Instruments Anneke Scott
    24. Publishers Peter Schmitz
    25. Copyright Friedemann Kawohl
    26. Politics and religion David Brodbeck
    27. Literature Natasha Loges
    28. Philosophy Nicole Grimes
    29. Visual arts William Vaughan and Natasha Loges
    30. Science and technology Myles Jackson and Katy Hamilton
    31. Germany Johannes Behr
    32. England Katy Hamilton
    33. Analysis Heather Platt
    34. The era of national socialism Ulrike Petersen
    35. Editing Brahms Michael Struck
    36. Recordings Ivan Hewett
    37. Historical performance Michael Musgrave
    38. Inspiration Markus Böggemann
    39. Mythmaking Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton.

  • Editors

    Natasha Loges, Royal College of Music, London
    Natasha Loges is Head of Postgraduate Programmes at the Royal College of Music, London. She has published articles on Brahms, concert history and art song in various volumes and journals including 19th-Century Music and Music & Letters. She is author of Brahms and His Poets: A Handbook (2017) and a co-editor of Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall (Cambridge, 2014).

    Katy Hamilton, Royal College of Music, London
    Katy Hamilton is a freelance researcher, writer and presenter. She has published on the history of the Edinburgh Festival, émigré musicians in Britain, and variety shows at the Wigmore Hall. She is a co-editor of Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall (Cambridge, 2014) and has contributed to several other projects concerning nineteenth-century Lieder.

    Contributors

    Renate Hofmann, Kurt Hofmann, Thomas Synofzik, Camille Crittenden, Karen Leistra-Jones, William Horne, Wolfgang Sandberger, Inga-Mai Groote, Jakob Hauschildt, Katrin Eich, Walter Frisch, Valerie Goertzen, Peter Schmitz, Johannes Behr, Katy Hamilton, Laurenz Lütteken, Matthew Gelbart, George Bozarth, Virginia Hancock, Natasha Loges, Leon Botstein, Michael Musgrave, Heather Platt, Anneke Scott, Friedemann Kawohl, David Brodbeck, Nicole Grimes, William Vaughan, Myles Jackson, Ulrike Petersen, Michael Struck, Ivan Hewett, Markus Böggemann

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