Beethoven Symphony no. 9 / Nicholas Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Nicholas, 1950- author.

Series:

Cambridge music handbooks.

Cambridge music handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies--no. 9, op. 125--D minor.

Beethoven, Ludwig van.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 133 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and ageing composer. Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of this work. The story begins in Vienna, with the responses of listeners at the first performance, and ends in contemporary China and Japan, where the symphony has acquired diametrically opposed interpretations. The account embraces many of the major figures of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, among them Wagner and Schenker. Including an account of the sketches, an examination of the performance tradition, and a suggested new interpretation, this book opens up new dimensions in our understanding of Beethoven's last symphony.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.

ISBN:

9781139085809

1139085808

9780511877414

0511877412

9780511611612

0511611617

Publisher Number:

2027/heb07594 hdl