Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 120 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511605697
Series Statement:
Cambridge music handbooks
Content:
Dvorák's Cello Concerto, composed during his second stay in America, is one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. This guide explores Dvorák's reasons for composing a concerto for an instrument which he at one time considered unsuitable for solo work, its relationship to his American period compositions and how it forms something of a bridge with his operatic interests. A particular focus is the concerto's unique qualities: why it stands apart in terms of form, melodic character and texture from the rest of Dvorák's orchestral music. The role of the dedicatee of the work, Hanus Wihan, in its creation is also considered, as are performing traditions as they have developed in the twentieth century. In addition the guide explores the extraordinary emotional background to the work which links it intimately to the woman who was probably Dvorák's first love
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521660501
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521669030
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521660501
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511605697
