Brahms

A German Requiem
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-521-40995-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 109 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 152 g

Reihe: Cambridge Music Handbooks

The German Requiem is Brahms's largest work, written for orchestra, chorus and two soloists. It made Brahms an international name, and the scope and technique of the composition brought him not only a new audience but also comparison with Bach and Beethoven. Although it fell out of favour for much of the earlier part of the twentieth century, it has found new critical support as an original and progressive work and there are many current recordings. This detailed study examines its history (especially its deep links to the past) and controversial reception, analyses its textual and musical structure, and discusses performing traditions from Brahms's time to the present, including nine recorded performances made over the last fifty years.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Musgrave, Michael

Rushton, Julian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: concept and history; 2. The work as a whole; 3. The individual movements; 4. Reception; 5. The work in performance.