Dvořák cello concerto

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Music Library

Call Number
MT130.D9 S6 1999
Status
Available

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Summary

Although Dvorák's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concertgoers and students of this well-loved work. It considers aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love.

Contents

  • Preface and acknowledgements
  • 1 Dvoràk and the cello
  • 2 Preludes to the Concerto
  • 3 The Concerto and Dvoràk's 'American manner'
  • 4 'Decisions and revisions': sketch and compositional process
  • 5 The score I: forms and melodies
  • 6 The score II: interpretations
  • 7 Performers and performances
  • Notes
  • Select bibliography
  • Select discography
  • Index

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