Cambridge University Press, 5/9/2019EAN 9781107163416, ISBN10: 1107163412Hardcover, 436 pages, 23.7 x 16 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishBrahms in Context offers a fresh perspective on the much-admired nineteenth-century German composer. Including thirty-nine chapters on historical, social and cultural contexts, the book brings together internationally renowned experts in music, law, science, art history and other areas, including many figures whose work is appearing in English for the first time. The essays are accessibly written, with short reading lists aimed at music students and educators. The book opens with personal topics including Brahms's Hamburg childhood, his move to Vienna, and his rich social life. It considers professional matters from finance to publishing and copyright; the musicians who shaped and transmitted his works; and the larger musical styles which influenced him. Casting the net wider, other essays embrace politics, religion, literature, philosophy, art, and science. The book closes with chapters on reception, including recordings, historical performance, his compositional legacy, and a reflection on the power of composer myths.1. Childhood in Hamburg Renate Hofmann and Kurt Hofmann2. The Schumanns Thomas Synofzik3. Vienna Camille Crittenden4. Leipzig and Berlin Karen Leistra-Jones5. Personal habits William Horne6. Correspondence Wolfgang Sandberger7. Holidays Inga-Mai Groote8. Finances Jakob Hauschildt9. As pianist Katrin Eich10. As conductor Walter Frisch11. As arranger Valerie Goertzen12. As editor Peter Schmitz13. As teacher Johannes Behr14. Private music-making Katy Hamilton15. Concert life Laurenz Lütteken16. Genre Matthew Gelbart17. Folk music George Bozarth18. Early music Virginia Hancock19. Singers Natasha Loges20. Conductors Leon Botstein21. Pianists Michael Musgrave22. Other instrumentalists Heather Platt23. Instruments Anneke Scott24. Publishers Peter Schmitz25. Copyright Friedemann Kawohl26. Politics and religion David Brodbeck27. Literature Natasha Loges28. Philosophy Nicole Grimes29. Visual arts William Vaughan and Natasha Loges30. Science and technology Myles Jackson and Katy Hamilton31. Germany Johannes Behr32. England Katy Hamilton33. Analysis Heather Platt34. The era of national socialism Ulrike Petersen35. Editing Brahms Michael Struck36. Recordings Ivan Hewett37. Historical performance Michael Musgrave38. Inspiration Markus Böggemann39. Mythmaking Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton.
