Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521635373 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bruckner and the sublime abmac Unfortunate that the reviewer who liked this book the least posted their review twice, lowering the overall rating that much more. So I was compelled to post my own review having read the book and judging it much more worthy than a 3-star rating. Since my Bruckner discovery only a few yrs back I've been on a quest to find an answer to the question "Why does Bruckner's music affect me the way it does?" I've read most of the English language books on Bruckner (which sadly isn't saying much) and to me this book is one of the best, albeit limited in scope. In fact in a number of . Barnard D. Sherman said great book,a must read. If you care at all about this symphony or this era, do not miss this book - one of the best Cambridge handbooks (a superb series). Korstvedt not only clarifies the murky question of revisions, and helps us understand the creative process in this work and the structure and meaning - he also explodes what has become the conventional wisdom about editions. He makes a powerful case for the supposedly "corrupt" edition published in the composer's lifetime, showing how it profoundly changes our understanding of the meaning of the work, and discussing great early recordings based on. An uninspired thesis retread The substantive content of this slender volume is in absolute contrast to the greatness of this monumental symphony, arguably the most imposing symphony of the second half of the 19th century. The small book still manages to be stuffed with filling, but of the wrong kind: intricate and tedious academic harmonic analyses and self-proclaimed 'controversial' findings with regard to the various editions of the symphony. Thus, despite its short length, the book overstays its welcome by failing to balance its technical minutiae with any larger musical issues such as where the symph
'What this book does reveal is enough to keep Bruckner-enthusiasts agonising and arguing for decades.' BBC Music Magazine
Anton Bruckner's Eighth Symphony (1890), one of the last of the great Romantic symphonies, is a grandly complex masterpiece. It demonstrates, by means of a study of well-known recordings, how performance styles have evolved in this century. It also revisits the conventional wisdom about the various versions and editions of the symphony and comes to some provocative new conclusions.. It documents the complicated and often misunderstood history of the symphony's composition and revision and provides an accessible guide to its musical design. This