Music in 1853 : the biography of a year /

Why 1853? For many leading composers this year brought far-reaching changes to their lives: Brahms emerged from obscurity to celebrity, Schumann ceased to be an active composer, and both Berlioz and Wagner became active again after long silences. By limiting the perspective to a single year yet exte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Macdonald, Hugh, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Music > Europe > 19th century > History and criticism.
Musique > Europe > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
Music
Europe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Brahms leaves home, April-May
  • Berlioz and Spohr in London, May-July
  • Brahms and Liszt in Weimar, June
  • Wagner and Liszt in Zurich, May-July
  • Berlioz in Baden-Baden and Frankfurt, July-August
  • Joachim and Brahms in Gottingen and Bonn, July-September
  • Liszt in Frankfurt, Weimar, and Carlsbad, July-September
  • Wagner in St Moritz and La Spezia, July-September
  • Liszt in Karlsruhe, September-October
  • Schumann and Brahms in Dusseldorf, September-October
  • Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz in Paris, October
  • Berlioz, Joachim and Brahms in Hanover, October-November
  • Brahms, Berlioz and Liszt in Leipzig, November-December
  • The Schumanns in Holland and Hanover, November-February.

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