The music of Hans Pfitzner
By: John Williamson.
Series: Oxford monographs on music
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Pfitzner, Hans Erich, 1869-1949 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: The first study of Pfitzner's output in English, this book sets his music in the context of his cultural opinions, which though conceived as reflections on music, have acquired a more political status to which the history of Pfitzner's times has contributed. This text offers a revaluation of Pfitzner's music, partly in order to reveal the innate value of his stage works, chamber music, and songs, and also to illustrate the historical importance of his ideas, which reflect a German conservative tradition which was taken over and nearly destroyed by the Third Reich.
Notes: Includes worklist, bibliographical references (p. 365-372), and index.