Overview
Beethoven’s orchestral works include some of the most iconic and popular pieces of classical music ever written. In this book, author and music critic David Hurwitz surveys all of his symphonies, overtures, concertos, theatrical music, his single ballet and other music for the dance, and several short pieces worth getting to know. It offers chapters on Beethoven’s handling of the symphony orchestra and his contributions to its evolution, as well as his approach to musical form in creating large, multi-movement works. The musical descriptions provide helpful strategies for listening that invite both beginners and experienced enthusiasts to treat even the best known pieces as something fresh, new and relevant. In addition, Hurwitz provides extensive lists of recommended recordings of all of the music surveyed, highlighting the wide range of issues in Beethoven interpretation and performance, as well as the history of his music on disc. He encourages readers to listen actively and critically, as they build their own Beethoven discographies according to their personal tastes and preferences.
Full Product Details
Author: David Hurwitz
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.367kg
ISBN: 9781538135600
ISBN 10: 1538135604
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 15 March 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Hurwitz provides a wonderful introduction to the deep and complex world of Beethoven, and this book is recommended for both academic and public libraries. -- ""Music Reference Services Quarterly"""
"Hurwitz provides a wonderful introduction to the deep and complex world of Beethoven, and this book is recommended for both academic and public libraries.-- ""Music Reference Services Quarterly"""
Hurwitz provides a wonderful introduction to the deep and complex world of Beethoven, and this book is recommended for both academic and public libraries.
Author Information
Music critic, percussionist, and author David Hurwitz is the founder and Executive Editor of Classicstoday.com, the Internet’s first classical music review magazine. Holding MA degrees from Johns Hopkins and Stanford Universities, Hurwitz is the author of books on Mozart, Mahler, Sibelius, Haydn, Dvorák, Brahms, Beethoven, Shostakovich, R. Strauss, CPE Bach, Bernstein, Handel, and Mendelssohn published under the Amadeus Press and Continuum imprints. His musicological articles have been published in noted journals such as Music & Letters, Nineteenth-Century Music Review, and Ad Parnassum. A native of Wilmington, DE, he currently divides his time between Brooklyn, NY and Milford, Connecticut.
