Late idyll
Subtitle: the Second symphony of Johannes Brahms
By: Reinhold Brinkmann ; translated by Peter Palmer.
Contributors: Palmer, Peter, 1945-
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897
Description: Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and crucial to the history of the symphony, the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms have proved surprisingly resistant to critical analysis. In this brief, elegant book, a premier musicologist conducts us through the Second Symphony to show us what is unique and remarkable about this particular work and what it reveals about the composer and his time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-236) and index.
Translation of: Johannes Brahms, der Zweite Symphonie.