Description
Since its first publication in 1990, Brahms and His World has become a key text for listeners, performers, and scholars interested in the life, work, and times of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated composers. In this substantially revised and enlarged edition, the editors remain close to the vision behind the original book while updating its contents to reflect new perspectives on Brahms that have developed over the past two decades. To this end, the original essays by leading experts are retained and revised, and supplemented by contributions from a new generation of Brahms scholars. Together, they consider such topics as Brahms's relationship with Clara and Robert Schumann, his musical interactions with the "New German School" of Wagner and Liszt, his influence upon Arnold Schoenberg and other young composers, his approach to performing his own music, and his productive interactions with visual artists.
The essays are complemented by a new selection of criticism and analyses of Brahms's works published by the composer's contemporaries, documenting the ways in which Brahms's music was understood by nineteenth- and early twentieth-century audiences in Europe and North America. A new selection of memoirs by Brahms's friends, students, and early admirers provides intimate glimpses into the composer's working methods and personality. And a catalog of the music, literature, and visual arts dedicated to Brahms documents the breadth of influence exerted by the composer upon his contemporaries.
Chapter
The Pianos of Johannes Brahms
The Pianos of Johannes Brahms
Brahms, the Third Symphony, and the New German School
Brahms, the Third Symphony, and the New German School
The “Brahms Fog”: On Analyzing Brahmsian Influences at the Fin de Siècle
The “Brahms Fog”: On Analyzing Brahmsian Influences at the Fin de Siècle
Between Work and Play: Brahms as Performer of His Own Music
Between Work and Play: Brahms as Performer of His Own Music
Brahms, Max Klinger, and the Promise of the Gesamtkunstwerk: Revisiting the Brahms-Phantasie (1894)
Brahms, Max Klinger, and the Promise of the Gesamtkunstwerk: Revisiting the Brahms-Phantasie (1894)
PART II RECEPTION AND ANALYSIS
PART II RECEPTION AND ANALYSIS
Five Early Works by Brahms (1862)
Five Early Works by Brahms (1862)
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
Piano Sonata in C Major, op. 1
Piano Sonata in C Major, op. 1
Piano Sonata in F-sharp Minor, op. 2
Piano Sonata in F-sharp Minor, op. 2
Piano Sonata in F Minor, op. 5
Piano Sonata in F Minor, op. 5
Piano Trio in B Major, op. 8 [1854 version]
Piano Trio in B Major, op. 8 [1854 version]
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15
Discovering Brahms (1862–72)
Discovering Brahms (1862–72)
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
Johannes Brahms (1862–63)
Johannes Brahms (1862–63)
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, op. 11 (1862)
Serenade No. 1 in D Major, op. 11 (1862)
German Requiem, op. 45 (1867)
German Requiem, op. 45 (1867)
Sextet No. 2 in G Major, op. 36 (1867)
Sextet No. 2 in G Major, op. 36 (1867)
Triumphlied, op. 55, and Schicksalslied, op. 54 (1872)
Triumphlied, op. 55, and Schicksalslied, op. 54 (1872)
The Brahms Symphonies (1887)
The Brahms Symphonies (1887)
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 68
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 68
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 73
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 73
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, op. 90
Symphony No. 3 in F Major, op. 90
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98
Brahms’s A Cappella Choral Pieces, op. 104 (1892)
Brahms’s A Cappella Choral Pieces, op. 104 (1892)
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
Brahms’s Four Serious Songs, op. 121 (1914)
Brahms’s Four Serious Songs, op. 121 (1914)
“A Modern of the Moderns”: Brahms’s First Symphony in New York and Boston
“A Modern of the Moderns”: Brahms’s First Symphony in New York and Boston
Johannes Brahms: The Last Days Memories and Letters
Johannes Brahms: The Last Days Memories and Letters
My Early Acquaintance with Brahms
My Early Acquaintance with Brahms
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
Remembering Johannes Brahms: Brahms and His Krefeld Friends
Remembering Johannes Brahms: Brahms and His Krefeld Friends
Johannes Brahms as Man, Teacher, and Artist
Johannes Brahms as Man, Teacher, and Artist
Brahms and the Newer Generation: Personal Reminiscences
Brahms and the Newer Generation: Personal Reminiscences
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
TRANSLATED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED
“Dedicated to Johannes Brahms”
“Dedicated to Johannes Brahms”
Notes on the Contributors
Notes on the Contributors