The Cambridge Companion to Brahms

This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97). Twelve chapters by leading scholars and musicians provide systematic coverage of the composer's life and works. Their essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes toward a composer whose public image has long been out of date. The volume as a whole is an important addition to Brahms scholarship and provides indispensable information for all students and enthusiasts of Brahms's music.

CONTENIDO:

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Notes on contributors
Chronology
Preface
Part I. Stages of Creative Development and Reception:
1. Brahms the Hamburg musician 1833?1862 Kurt Hofmann
2. Years of transition: Brahms and Vienna 1862?1875 Michael Musgrave
3. Brahms and his audience: the later Viennese years, 1875?1897 Leon Botstein
Part II. The Music: Genre, Structure and Reference:
4. Opposition and integration in the piano music John Rink
5. Medium and meaning: new aspects of the chamber music David Brodbeck
6. Formal perspectives on the symphonies Kofi Agawu
7. ?Veiled symphonies?? The concertos Malcolm MacDonald
8. The scope and significance of the choral music Daniel Beller-McKenna
9. Words for music: the songs for solo voice and piano Michael Musgrave
Part III. Brahms Today: Some Personal Responses:
10. Conducting Brahms Roger Norrington with Michael Musgrave
11. The editor?s Brahms Robert Pascall
12. A photograph of Brahms Hugh Wood
Notes
List of works
Bibliography
Index