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Brahms' Symphonies: A Closer Look

Brahms' Symphonies: A Closer Look

Hurwitz, David

Paperback

Series: Magnum Opus

Classical MusicMusic Reference

ISBN10: 082643164X
ISBN13: 9780826431646
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Mar 1 2009
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Brahms was a musician's musician, in some respects an academic composer, and so it's practically impossible for professional scholars and musicians to approach his music without wanting to demonstrate at some point that they are as smart as Brahms, and uniquely able to unravel the technical intricacies of his larger works. For the general reader, this obviously represents a problem; indeed, it's not exactly a joy for the music professional either. Though Brahms' symphonies are often treated somewhat like medicine, as something good for you, but otherwise lacking in purely sensual pleasure, David Hurwitz takes the reader beyond the jargon and pedantry and unlocks the mystery (and the joy) contained within Brahms' symphonies.

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