Brahms in the Home and the Concert Hall
Subtitle: Between Private and Public Performance
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781107042704
Subjects: Music, history and criticism, 19th century; Music, german; Brahms, johannes, 1833-1897
Description: "Johannes Brahms was a consummate professional musician, a successful pianist, conductor, music director, editor and composer. Yet he also faithfully championed the world of private music-making, creating many works and arrangements for enjoyment in the home by amateurs. This collection explores Brahms's public and private musical identities from various angles: the original works he wrote with amateurs in mind; his approach to creating piano arrangements of not only his own, but also other composers' works; his relationships with his arrangers; the deeper symbolism and lasting legacy of private music-making in his day; and a hitherto unpublished memoir which evokes his Viennese social world. Using Brahms as their focus point, the contributors trace the overlapping worlds of public and private music-making in the nineteenth century, discussing the boundaries between the composer's professional identity and his lifelong engagement with amateur music-making"--