Beethoven's "Orpheus" concerto : the fourth piano concerto in its cultural context / Owen Jander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jander, Owen.

Series:

North American Beethoven studies ; v. 5.

North American Beethoven studies ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Concertos--piano, orchestra--no. 4, op. 58--G major.

Beethoven, Ludwig van.

Orpheus (Greek mythological character)--Songs and music--History and criticism.

Orpheus.

Orpheus (Greek mythological character).

Program music.

Music and literature.

Genre:

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

xiii, 215 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hillsdale, N.Y. : Pendragon Press, [2009]

Contents:

Beethoven's awareness of the Orpheus legend

A unique musical form invented to reflect a dramatic narrative : The Andante con moto of the fourth piano concerto (Orpheus in Hades)

The Orpheus legend as a unifying plan : The first movement of the fourth piano concerto (The song of Orpheus) ; An interruption, addressing the important question : Why did Beethoven not reveal and explain the Orpheus program in his fourth piano concerto?

Music "to complete the picturesque design" (Czerny) : The finale of the fourth piano concerto (Orpheus and the Bacchantes)

The Mähler portrait of Beethoven, ca. 1804 : Graphic evidence of Beethoven's three-part Orphic plan in his fourth piano concerto

Conclusion and chronology of Beethoven's fourth piano concerto.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781576471326

1576471322

OCLC:

289095952