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Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall: Between Private and Public Performance

Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall: Between Private and Public Performance

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ISBN10: 1108458084
ISBN13: 9781108458085
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 26 2018
Pages: 423
Weight: 1.48
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Johannes Brahms was a consummate professional musician, and a successful pianist, conductor, music director, editor and composer. Yet he also faithfully championed the world of private music-making, creating many works and arrangements for enjoyment in the home by amateurs. This collection explores Brahms' public and private musical identities from various angles: the original works he wrote with amateurs in mind; his approach to creating piano arrangements of not only his own, but also other composers' works; his relationships with his arrangers; the deeper symbolism and lasting legacy of private music-making in his day; and a hitherto unpublished memoir which evokes his Viennese social world. Using Brahms as their focus point, the contributors trace the overlapping worlds of public and private music-making in the nineteenth century, discussing the boundaries between the composer's professional identity and his lifelong engagement with amateur music-making.

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