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Johannes Brahms and Klaus Groth: The Biography of a Friendship

Autor Peter Russell
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 noi 2006
Over the past twenty years musicologists and theorists have been intensely preoccupied with Brahms's compositions. The same, however, could not be said for biographical issues. The relationship between the composer Johannes Brahms and the poet Klaus Groth, both important creative forces with strong roots in the Dithmarschen region of northern Germany, was a very special one that deserves greater recognition. In his lifetime Klaus Groth was a celebrated German poet because of his works in Plattdeutsch, a dialect with which Brahms was familiar. Unlike any of Brahms's other friends, Groth and his family had ties to the family of Brahms's father that extended back a number of generations. That he came from the same region as Brahms seems to have endeared the poet to the composer. Aside from Daumer, Brahms chose to set Groth's poems more frequently than those of any other writer. Both Groth and his wife Doris were greatly indebted for these settings, and they showered Brahms with praise. Peter Russell has made careful selections from the 89 letters that have been preserved, placing them in the context of the personalities, lives and works of both men. Alongside the letters, Russell provides a substantial commentary that includes analyses of Brahms's music and critical assessment of Groth's poems. The book includes two appendices: Brahms's settings of Groth's poems and a list of Groth's publications in Brahms's library.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780754655442
ISBN-10: 075465544X
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Contents: Preface; Klaus Groth and Quickborn; Marriage and children; The Brahms family of Heide; First meetings; First letters; A link is severed; First songs; Meetings in Vienna; The Heimweh songs; Excursus: Groth's poetry; Widower, bachelor; 'Herminchen'; Gustav Jenner; Meetings in Thun; Late works; The last years; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Notă biografică

Peter Russell recently retired from the School of Asian and European Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Recenzii

’...Russell's valuable commentary includes analyses of Brahms's music and critical assessment of Groth's poems. Generously illustrated. Highly recommended.’ Choice

Descriere

The relationship between the composer Johannes Brahms and the poet Klaus Groth was a very special one, and one that deserves greater recognition. Peter Russell has made careful selections from the 89 letters between the two that illuminate the personalities, lives and works of both men. Alongside the letters, Russell provides a substantial commentary that includes analyses of Brahms's music and critical assessment of Groth's poems.