Bartok's viola concerto : the remarkable story of his Swansong / Donald Maurice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maurice, Donald.

Series:

Studies in musical genesis and structure.

Studies in musical genesis and structure

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Concertos--viola, orchestra.

Bartók, Béla.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text tells the intriguing story of Bela Bartok's viola concerto, a work left unfinished at his death in 1945. Drawing on interviews and documents that reveal previously unavailable information, it discusses the commission, reception and future possibilities.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Outline of the special problems associated with this work; Chapter One. Genesis: Circumstances, commission, composition, influences, and the manuscript; Chapter Two. The Reconstruction: A critical examination of the work of Tibor Serly; Chapter Three. Première and Publication: An account of the events of 1945-49 that led up to the first performance; Chapter Four. Reception: Reaction to the first fifty years of the Bartók/Serly Viola Concerto; Chapter Five. Some Aspects of Structure: Examination of form and possible presence of the Fibonacci series

Chapter Six. Revisions: The revisions of Atar Arad, Csaba Erdélyi, Peter Bartók, and Donald Maurice Chapter Seven. Authenticity: Future attempts to achieve a more authentic Bartók Viola Concerto; Chapter Eight. Compositional Interpretation: Focus on structure, melody, pitch organization, rhythm, and orchestration and texture; Chapter Nine. Performance Interpretation: Focus on tempi, dynamics, phrasing, and articulation in the solo viola part; Chapter Ten. The Future and Legal Issues: Bartók's will and estate and matters of copyright; Conclusion; Appendixes

Appendix One. Correspondence from Tibor Serly to Benjamin Suchoff Appendex Two. Correspondence between Tibor Serly and Victor Bator; Appendix Three. Boosey & Hawkes Correspondence; Appendix Four. Burton Fisch; Appendix Five. Extracts from the Program of the World Première; Appendix Six. Reviews of the Early Performances; Appendix Seven. Tibor Serly's Response to Halsey Stevens; Appendix Eight. Recording Review Summary from Strad Magazine; Appendix Nine. "The Thirteen Pages" by Atar Arad; Appendix Ten. Peter Bartók and Nelson Dellamaggiore; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-217) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610502608

9780190288938

0190288930

9780195185492

0195185498

9780195348118

0195348117

9781280502606

1280502606

9781602569997

1602569991

OCLC:

191038713