Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall: Between Private and Public Performance

Katy Hamilton (Curatore)

Natasha Loges (Curatore)

Cambridge University Press, 2014

Johannes Brahms was a consummate professional musician, and a successful pianist, conductor, music director, editor and composer. Yet he also faithfully championed the world of private music-making, creating many works and arrangements for enjoyment in the home by amateurs. This collection explores Brahms' public and private musical identities from various angles: the original works he wrote with amateurs in mind; his approach to creating piano arrangements of not only his own, but also other composers' works; his relationships with his arrangers; the deeper symbolism and lasting legacy of private music-making in his day; and a hitherto unpublished memoir which evokes his Viennese social world. Using Brahms as their focus point, the contributors trace the overlapping worlds of public and private music-making in the nineteenth century, discussing the boundaries between the composer's professional identity and his lifelong engagement with amateur music-making.

• Curatore: Katy Hamilton, Natasha Loges
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Anno: 2014
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 424 p.
• Dimensioni: 253 x 177 mm
• Peso: 1000 gr.
• EAN: 9781107042704

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