Author: Carl Stanley BilgerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18, No. 1, the First Movement
Author: Carl Stanley BilgerThe String Quartets of Beethoven
Author: William KindermanPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252091620
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
"We do not understand music--it understands us." This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno expresses the quandary and the fascination many listeners have felt in approaching Beethoven's late quartets. No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music, yet the meaning of these works continues to stimulate debate. William Kinderman's The String Quartets of Beethoven stands as the most detailed and comprehensive exploration of the subject. It collects new work by leading international scholars who draw on a variety of historical sources and analytical approaches to offer fresh insights into the aesthetics of the quartets, probing expressive and structural features that have hitherto received little attention. This volume also includes an appendix with updated information on the chronology and sources of the quartets and a detailed bibliography.
The Beethoven Quartets
Author: Joseph KermanPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393009095
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A critical study of the structure, style, and significance of the sixteen string quartets.
Beethoven's Theatrical Quartets
Author: Nancy NovemberPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035457
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The first detailed contextual study of Beethoven's middle-period quartets, encompassing reception history, early performance practices, aesthetic contexts and theatrical impetus.
Beethoven for a Later Age
Author: Edward DusinberrePublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571317154
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
'They are not for you but for a later age!' Ludwig van Beethoven, on the Opus 59 quartets. Tackling the Beethoven quartets is a rite of passage that has shaped the Takács Quartet's work together for over forty years. Using the history of the composition and first performances of the quartets as the backbone to his story, Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács since 1993 - recounts the life of the Quartet from its inception in Hungary, through emigration to the US and its present-day life as one of the world's renowned string quartets. He also describes what it was like for him, as a young man fresh out of the Juilliard School, to join the Quartet as its first non-Hungarian member - an exhilarating challenge. Beethoven for a Later Age takes the reader inside the life of a quartet, vividly showing how four people enjoy making music together over a long period of time. The key, the author argues, is in balancing continuity with change and experimentation - a theme that also lies at the heart of Beethoven's remarkable compositions.
The Beethoven Quartets
Author: Joseph KermanLudwig Van Beethoven - String Quartet No.1 - Op.18 No.1 - A Full Score
Author: Ludwig Van BeethovenPublisher: READ BOOKS
ISBN: 9781447440901
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Beethoven Quartet Companion
Author: Robert WinterPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520082113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"Reading The Beethoven Quartet Companion made me want to listen to the quartets again from a new sociological as well as musical perspective. It is an invaluable guide not only for professional and amateur musicians but also for anyone who is curious about culture and wants to find out more."--Yo-Yo Ma "These essays are the most readable, useful, and well-informed commentary available today on these masterworks. Michael Steinberg's 'program notes' to each quartet, directed at once to the musical beginner and to the expert, are as eloquent and persuasive as popular writing about music can get. . . . His essays are followed by equally expert and accessible contributions by other masters on The Master, providing literate music lovers with the context and equipment for a richer enjoyment and clearer understanding of these sixteen unique conversations among two violins, a viola, and a cello."--David Littlejohn, author of The Ultimate Art: Essays Around and About Opera "A fine collection of essays to assist the music lover in the seemingly endless quest to illuminate the Beethoven string quartets."--Arnold Steinhardt, The Guarneri String Quartet "This book delivers on the implied promise of its title--it provides a lively, readable, and wide-ranging introduction to the quartets. Readers at many levels of experience will find it profitable."--Lewis Lockwood, author of Beethoven: Studies in the Creative Process
Beethoven String Quartet No. 1
Author: Mark SchusterPublisher: Performer's Edition
ISBN: 1441462538
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Beethoven's String Quartet No. 1 (Opus 18, No. 1), is part of the set of 6 quartets that Beethoven wrote between 1798 and 1800. This is the Performer's Edition of the quartet, with clean print and easy to read markings designed for the performer. This version is a pocket score, sized at approximately half a standard sheet of paper for easy transport and use for performing musicians and students.
Early string quartets
Author: Ludwig van BeethovenPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486431338
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This buoyant, youthful-sounding set of chamber music contains all six works in Beethoven's Op. 18: Quartet No. 1 in F major, No. 2 in G major, No. 3 in D major, No. 4 in C minor, No. 5 in A major, and Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major. Ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable new miniature-score edition offers music lovers, performers, and students an opportunity to study Beethoven's early quartets in an accessible, convenient format.