Nm 41 / 2024 Coop
Cooper, Barry:
The creation of Beethoven's nine symphonies / Barry Cooper. – Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2024. – xiii, 301 Seiten : Notenbeispiel
ISBN/ISMN 978-1-78327 791 9
Inv.-Nr. 24.189
Inhalt: List of music examples. – List of tables and figures. – Preface and acknowledgements. – Abbreviations. – Introduction.- Symphony biography. – Beethoven and the eighteenth-century symphony. – Sketching the symphonies. – Commissions and performances. – Publication. – 1. The long and hazardous road to the first symphony, op. 21. – Symphony 0. – The middle movements of no. 0. – The finale problem. – The abondonment of the sketches. – Completion of the first symphony. – 2. A creation in two parts: The second symphony, op. 36. – Preliminary work and first movement. – The middle movements. – The finale. – Missing sketches. – Performance and publication. – 3. Elevating the genre: The third symphony (Eroica), op. 55. – Disputed origins. – Main work on the first movement. – The slow movement. – The scherzo. – The finale. – Performance and publication. – 4. The Oppersdorff connection: The fourth symphony, op. 60. – Genesis and context. – The autograph score. – Performance and publication. – 5. Motivic intensity: The fifth symphony, op. 67. – C minor. – Early sketches. – Intermediate sketches. – The autograph score. – Complications in transmission. – 6. 'More an expression of feeling than painting': The sixth symphony (Pastoral), op. 68. – A characteristic symphony. – Early ideas. – The "Pastoral" symphony sketchbook. – The later movements. – From autograph score to publication. – 7. 'Great, exalted' work: The seventh symphony, op. 92. – Initial plans. – Further works on the first movement, and ideas for later ones. – Completion of the slow movement. – The autograph score. – 8. 'Just because it is much better': The eighth symphony, op. 93. – The symphony that began as a concerto. – Transformation of the second movement. – A traditional minuet. – A protracted file. – The amended autograph score. – Performance and publication of the seventh and eighth symphonies. – 9. The philharmonic connection: The ninth symphony, op. 125. – Earliest ideas. – The Philharmonic Society. – Resumption of sketching. – The main sketchbooks. – The finale. – The autograph score. – Copying, performances and publication. – 10. Epilogue. – After the ninth: A tenth?. – The nine symphonies as musical monuments. – Losses of source material. – Diversity. – Bibliography. – Index of music manuscripts. – Index of Beethoven's works. – General index.
- Schlagwörter:
- Beethoven, Ludwig van / Sinfonie / Entstehungsgeschichte / Skizze / Edition
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