The Cambridge Companion to Brahms [Paperback]

This Companion gives a comprehensive view of the German composer Johannes Brahms (183397).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essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date.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.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essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes towards a composer whose public image has long been out-of-date.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.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essays represent the latest research and reflect changing attitudes toward a composer whose public image has long been out of date.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.List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Chronology; Preface; Part I. Stages of Creative Development and Reception: 1. Brahms the Hamburg musician 18331862 Kurt Hofmann; 2. Years of transition: Brahms and Vienna 18621875 Michael Musgrave; 3. Brahms and his audience: the later Viennese years, 18751897 Leon Botstein; Part II. The Music: Genre, Structure and Reference: 4. Opposiló“