ENGLISH

On the Performance of Beethoven’s Symphonies and Other Essays

By Felix Weingartner

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2013
ISBN
0486439666, 9780486439662
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
10 MB (10543245 bytes)
Series
Dover Books on Music
Pages
320\0
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2018-01-18 22:52:52
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Description

This volume contains English translations of three important literary works by Austrian conductor Felix Weingartner (1863–1942). The title essay is a detailed account of specific performing difficulties and questions of interpretation in each of the nine symphonies, a comprehensive treatment that will be indispensable to music students. Additional features include "On Conducting" and "The Symphony Since Beethoven," both of which attest to the author's belief that art is at its best when an "exceedingly delicate balance is attained between the feeling and the intellect." Weingartner's wealth of observations on music and musicians will fascinate anyone interested in symphonic traditions.

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