Bruckner Remembered (Composers Remembered Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0571170951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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The reminiscences collected in Bruckner Remembered allow insights into a much more complicated, sometimes tormented mind riddled by dark obsessions and spiritual doubts, creating a profile that is as tantalizing as it is illuminating.Part of the Faber's Composers Remembered Series. And yet this same bizarre figure is widely held to have produced some of the most original and sophisticated music written in the second half of the nineteenth century. Over a century after his death, Bruckner the man remains an enigma. Popular ancedotes represent him as a visionary simpleton, his life dominated exclusively by music and religion
Praise for Bruckner Remembered"For readers interested in Bruckner or the cultural politics of late nineteenth-century Austria, Bruckner Remembered is delightful and valuable." --Paul Hawkshaw, Yale University School of Music"Intriguing, piquant, compelling, and deeply touching." --Times Literary Supplement (UK)
"To touch the Hem of his Garment" according to Bernard Michael O'Hanlon. In the domain of Brucknerian bibliography, there are two mandatory acquisitions: Robert Simpson's survey of the Symphonies (& the String Quintet) and the wonderful tome in question. What with all the eruptions that have occured since 1896, it is possible to bridge the gap that lies between the Great Man and ourselves, the rich mendicants of the Twenty First Century? Has Bruckner been culturally ossified beyond redemption, much like his bust that resides in the Regensburg Valhalla? I do not know. But as the anecdotes unfold. Informative and poignant Scoglio A gem of a book in this wonderful series --- this small volume will surprise you with anecdotes and stories of Bruckner's life --- definitely not the theoretical exercise that is popularly supposed. Interesting in particular is the clash between Bruckner and Brahms --- between the sublime and the merely very good. Highly recommended in place of the overpriced and overinflated academic Bruckner studies which are proliferating.