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Brahms' Symphonies - A Closer Look (Paperback)
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Brahms' Symphonies - A Closer Look (Paperback)
Series: Magnum Opus
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Though Brahms' symphonies are often treated somewhat like medicine,
as something 'good for you', but otherwise lacking in purely
sensual pleasure, David Hurwitz takes the reader beyond the jargon
and pedantry and unlocks the mystery (and the joy) contained within
Brahms' symphonies. In short, Brahms was a musician's musician, in
some respects and 'academic' (which is not to say 'pedantic')
composer, and so it's practically impossible for professional
scholars and musicians to approach his music without wanting to
demonstrate at some point that they are as smart as Brahms, and
uniquely able to unravel the technical intricacies of his larger
works. For the general reader, this obviously represents a problem;
indeed, it's not exactly a joy for the music professional either.
Indeed, there is a sense in which Brahms' own seriousness of
purpose is mistaken for a uniform seriousness of expression, with
the result that his music is often treated somewhat like medicine,
as something 'good for you', but otherwise lacking in purely
sensual pleasure. Brahms' well-known struggles with orchestration
compound this impression, but since no less an authority than Ravel
praised the orchestration of the Second Symphony, we know that this
fact is, at best, a generalization only partially true. "Magnum
Opus" is a series for anyone seeking a greater familiarity with the
cornerstones of Western Classical Music - operatic, choral and
symphonic. Always passionate, down-to-earth, and authoritative on
the works and their creators, "Magnum Opus" is an indispensable
resource for anyone's musical library and the perfect gift for the
music-lover in your life.
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